On May 16, 2006, at 3:14 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Er, well, Adobe does that, Microsoft does that... A lot of software has such licensing restrictions anymore.
Which is exactly why I haven't bought software from those companies.
Keeps people from buying copy A and passing it around the office. Not everyone is as honest as you. Anyway, you should be pissed off at the people who cheat the system, not someone who's trying to make a better system for his products.
The only difference is, I don't know the people who are cheating the system, and I haven't paid them hundreds of dollars over the years. I have, however, paid Bare Bones hundreds of dollars over the years. If there's anyone I should be pissed at, it's the company that took my money and then won't let me use the software the way that works for me.
Perhaps I would be less pissed if Bare Bones were up front about the nag screen, but there is NO MENTION OF IT on their site. They are being sneaky, pure and simple: they let you buy the software, and only afterwards do you find out that your use of it is restricted. I was not warned of this restriction when I plunked my money down; I only found out about it AFTER Bare Bones already took my money.
Someone from Bare Bones pointed out that Yojimbo can be used on as many machines as you like, as long as you're the only user. Why can't BBEdit work the same way? That is the very definition of single user license, which is what I purchased from Bare Bones.
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