In a message dated 9/18/00 12:48:28 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > Well, I've gotten lots of repeat business from businesses and from
> >individual users. More often than not, they purchase 1 copy initially,
> then
> >a few days later, they purchase more copies. I'm guessing that they want
> to
> >purchase one copy and put it on all of their palms, only to find that they
> >can't.
>
> This is the case of 'piracy' that I worry about most, and which a hotsync
> name based reg code system addresses well. If you don't do it, you will
> find that businesses will be more than happy to purchase a single copy and
> beam/hotsycn it to everyone in the company. (And if you make it so that
> your app becomes a demo if beamed, you actually take advantage of this
> rather than losing sales because of it). A simple name based system "keeps
> the honest people honest". If you are worried about folks changing names,
> than allow for that in your sales policy (ie, charge a minimal fee to cover
> your costs, or allow 1 name change per copy purchased, or something that is
> not too onerous for the legit. customer, but too much trouble for the
> cheapskate).
>
How would you do that? I mean, set it so that if the app is beamed, it
becomes a demo again.
( }#^} Ritz
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