Re[2]: Annual fee or pay for major releases? (was: Just some stupid remark)

2004-12-04 Thread Gonalo Farias
DH Hello Gonalo! DH On Tuesday, November 30, 2004 at 10:12:59 AM you wrote: Personally I find that an annual fee wouldn't be a fair price DH How's that? Well, if I recall correctly, I purchase this software, I did not rent or leased it. DH In my experience most people find prices

Re: Annual fee or pay for major releases? (was: Just some stupid remark)

2004-12-04 Thread Alexander S. Kunz
Hello Gonalo Farias everyone else, on 04-Dez-2004 at 10:31 you (Gonalo Farias) wrote: Well, if I recall correctly, I purchase this software, I did not rent or leased it. I think you purchased a license that allows you to use the software, and not the software itself. Thats a difference. :)

Re: Annual fee or pay for major releases? (was: Just some stupid remark)

2004-12-04 Thread Dierk Haasis
Hello Gonalo! On Saturday, December 4, 2004 at 10:31:25 AM you wrote: Well, if I recall correctly, I purchase this software, I did not rent or leased it. And? Every single sw I know using the subscription model (like BreezeBrowser after April 2003) don't stop functioning after the

Re[2]: Annual fee or pay for major releases? (was: Just some stupid remark)

2004-12-04 Thread Gonalo Farias
ASK Hello Gonalo Farias everyone else, ASK on 04-Dez-2004 at 10:31 you (Gonalo Farias) wrote: Well, if I recall correctly, I purchase this software, I did not rent or leased it. ASK I think you purchased a license that allows you to use the ASK software, and not the software

Re: Annual fee or pay for major releases? (was: Just some stupid remark)

2004-12-04 Thread Dierk Haasis
Hello Gonalo! On Saturday, December 4, 2004 at 11:30:25 AM you wrote: But an annual fee would mean a change in the activation code, like Anti-Virus, that would have to expire to force you to buy a new one. Since when is their code changed? I use F-Secure for many years now and never did

Re[2]: Annual fee or pay for major releases? (was: Just some stupid remark)

2004-12-02 Thread Gonalo Farias
KK On 2004-11-28 (16:48), you wrote: but couldn't we just wait until we get some actual facts? KK Among rumours and legends there are self-fulfilling predictions. Personally I find that an annual fee wouldn't be a fair price and could increase piracy which is, normally, why most people

Re: Annual fee or pay for major releases? (was: Just some stupid remark)

2004-12-02 Thread Dierk Haasis
Hello Gonalo! On Tuesday, November 30, 2004 at 10:12:59 AM you wrote: Personally I find that an annual fee wouldn't be a fair price How's that? In my experience most people find prices higher than zero unfair, at least for some things: Geiz ist geil! (Meanness is cool!) as one big

Annual fee or pay for major releases? (was: Just some stupid remark)

2004-11-28 Thread Dirk Zemisch
Hello Gonçalo, Gonçalo Farias wrote: If they stop or slow down enhancing the product that would be stupid. It think it's better to pay per major released version. Why? The users won't pay they annual fee for the next year or wait until the program enchancement reaches the needed level.

Re: Annual fee or pay for major releases? (was: Just some stupid remark)

2004-11-28 Thread Dierk Haasis
Hello Dirk! On Sunday, November 28, 2004 at 12:49:18 PM you wrote: Why? The users won't pay they annual fee for the next year or wait until the program enchancement reaches the needed level. I know, urban legends and rumours abound through the Net, but couldn't we just wait until we get some

Re: Annual fee or pay for major releases? (was: Just some stupid remark)

2004-11-28 Thread Krzysztof Kudlacik
On 2004-11-28 (16:48), you wrote: but couldn't we just wait until we get some actual facts? Among rumours and legends there are self-fulfilling predictions. Best regards, Krzysztof Kudacik -- pb _, )\__/( ,_ Polska Strona Programu The Bat! | /'.;`-.`{..}',-';.`\