>Subject: Shareware can make enough money? >From: "SH Luk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 10:15:33 +0800 > >I would like to know what do you think: >Could a independent developer survive by writing palm >shareware? (Or wince?)
I'm not enamoured of the shareware concept. Too many people will use your software without paying you for it. Best to provide cripple-ware or time/function limited version that allows users to examine your product and its quality before buying it. The problem is to know where to draw the line and how to provide the potential customer with a viable experience of your product without giving it away. That varies depending on what kind of software it is and who your target market is. Roger Stringer Marietta Systems, Inc. -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
