> 1) Only one configuration. User downloads fully functional product. Count
> on basic honesty that people will eventually register and pay for it.
>
> 2) Free download version is fully functional, but with a "nag" screen.
> Registered version (or registration code) eliminates this.
>
> 3) Free download is time-limited via setting in saved prefs. User can
> delete and re-install to get around this, but it is more convenient to just
> register.
>
> A 4th way would be to use a different creator ID in the saved prefs so that
> the app would only work again after a hard reset, but I would definitely
> NOT go that route (if only to avoid a holy-war on the forum :-)).
I would go for 2 or 5. 5 being: allow a limited number of entries in the unregistered
version. I hate time-limited software as I always run out of time (I download it, try
it once and when i go to try it again after a while I've runned out of time). 4 is a
big nono and will annoy so much potential users that they'll never register.
>
> My application -- a genealogy reference utility -- probably has a somewhat
> limited market scope, but I'm only planning on pricing it at $15-20. Can I
> expect that most people will register something like this? For myself, any
> Palm app that I see for under $20 is a no-brainer for buying, even if I
> don't use it much.
sounds expensive.. how about $10-$12.95 ?
Chris
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