At 03:01 PM 8/9/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Now, the good side is that the developer does not lose anything because
>those users would have never paid anyway, with or without protection.
>But, why should they accomodate these people.
Exposure, word of mouth advertising, etc . . .
>If it would increase sales to have no protection, then it would be worth
>letting these others have it for free, but people who register s/w
>probably aren't put off by nag screens and protection.
In most cases it probably does increase sales. The biggest hurdle for small
commercial software developers is lack of marketing and advertising. I know
we have the Web and all, but face it, the Web only works if someone is
actively looking for your product. What about all those people who have
never even thought about a product like yours but, when they see it, think
it's the coolest thing ? Think of all of those free copies floating around
as simply less-than-ideal sales and marketing vehicles . . . not a great
solution but a whole lot better than nothing.
Gilbert W. Pilz Jr.
Senior Consulting Engineer
SeaLion Software, Inc.
www.clion.com
