Off topic - Parallels price loading
Yes, this is off topic. I am posting here because I know there are number of other users who have installed and use Parallels. Has anyone ever encountered this before? All I can say it must a heck of a lot to send those electronics all the way across the Pacific. -- next part -- I can see no practical reason for charging a premium for downloading from outside the US. Hidden charges are very annoying and a con. Alan -- Alan T Litchfield AlphaByte PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 New Zealand http://www.alphabyte.co.nz http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice
Off topic - Parallels price loading
Rats. Forgot about image stripping. Shopping Cart Checkout snaphot Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac Upgrade, EN. Qty 1. Delivery: electronic71.11 NZD Extended Download Service Qty 1.9.94 NZD Total ...81.05 NZD No prior mention of price loading, by the way. On 18/08/2010, at 10:32 AM, Alan T Litchfield wrote: > Yes, this is off topic. > > I am posting here because I know there are number of other users who > have installed and use Parallels. Has anyone ever encountered this > before? All I can say it must a heck of a lot to send those > electronics all the way across the Pacific. > > > > > I can see no practical reason for charging a premium for downloading > from outside the US. Hidden charges are very annoying and a con. > > Alan > > -- > Alan T Litchfield > AlphaByte > PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 > New Zealand > http://www.alphabyte.co.nz > http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice > > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as alan at alphabyte.co.nz. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/alan%40alphabyte.co.nz > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- Alan T Litchfield AlphaByte PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 New Zealand http://www.alphabyte.co.nz http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice
Off topic - Parallels price loading
On 18/08/2010, at 10:45 AM, Scott Prentice wrote: > Hi Alan... > > I haven't experienced this, so can't help in that area .. but unless > you're wedded to Parallels, I've been using VMWare Fusion for some > time now with many versions of FM and Windows OSes with no problems. > I'd compare the pricing to see if they have a similar policy/pricing. Could be a possibility. There are others I work with that use it on various platforms. I am not that wedded to it apart from the fact that it's there. Pretty stink service really. :( Thanks Alan -- Alan T Litchfield AlphaByte PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 New Zealand http://www.alphabyte.co.nz http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice
Off topic - Parallels price loading
On 18/08/2010, at 10:51 AM, Owen, Clint wrote: > Alan, > > I am not defending Apple, because I have not dealt with them, but this > could be a matter of terminology. Actually, nothing to do with Apple. And I have never had this problem with them. This is these guys: http://www.parallels.com/ > > For some software that I have bought in the past, an "extended > download > service" would let you download a fresh copy of your purchase for an > extended length of time. So, the standard price gives you 30 days or > so > to download the product, but for a few dollars more you can get a new > copy six months from now if your system crashes and you lose your > backup. It seems that it is a "download fee" that is non-optional over and above the purchase price. The alternative is to buy a disc at 21.26NZD. !! It is a con and was a hidden charge that appeared on the shopping cart checkout screen. Cheers Alan -- Alan T Litchfield AlphaByte PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 New Zealand http://www.alphabyte.co.nz http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice
Off topic - Parallels price loading
hahaha Dang, excuse me while I wipe the egg off my face. The little cross on the right was not that obvious, especially since I normally see remove links on the left, and written in text. Alan PS So to redress the issue, Parallels are a wonderful company and their products are simply the bestest :P On 18/08/2010, at 11:28 AM, Kevin Farwell wrote: > Hello, > > I'm not about to defend Parallels, as I have my own troubles with > them, but I downloaded a version a few weeks ago and did not pay the > download service fee. I just looked at the web site and found I > could buy another copy, not that I would, without the service. Just > click the "Remove" button on the right. > > Kevin > -- Alan T Litchfield AlphaByte PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 New Zealand http://www.alphabyte.co.nz http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice
Off topic - Parallels price loading
Yes, this is off topic. I am posting here because I know there are number of other users who have installed and use Parallels. Has anyone ever encountered this before? All I can say it must a heck of a lot to send those electronics all the way across the Pacific. I can see no practical reason for charging a premium for downloading from outside the US. Hidden charges are very annoying and a con. Alan -- Alan T Litchfield AlphaByte PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 New Zealand http://www.alphabyte.co.nz http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Off topic - Parallels price loading
Rats. Forgot about image stripping. Shopping Cart Checkout snaphot Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac Upgrade, EN. Qty 1. Delivery: electronic71.11 NZD Extended Download Service Qty 1.9.94 NZD Total ...81.05 NZD No prior mention of price loading, by the way. On 18/08/2010, at 10:32 AM, Alan T Litchfield wrote: Yes, this is off topic. I am posting here because I know there are number of other users who have installed and use Parallels. Has anyone ever encountered this before? All I can say it must a heck of a lot to send those electronics all the way across the Pacific. I can see no practical reason for charging a premium for downloading from outside the US. Hidden charges are very annoying and a con. Alan -- Alan T Litchfield AlphaByte PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 New Zealand http://www.alphabyte.co.nz http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as a...@alphabyte.co.nz. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/alan%40alphabyte.co.nz Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- Alan T Litchfield AlphaByte PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 New Zealand http://www.alphabyte.co.nz http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Off topic - Parallels price loading
Hi Alan... I haven't experienced this, so can't help in that area .. but unless you're wedded to Parallels, I've been using VMWare Fusion for some time now with many versions of FM and Windows OSes with no problems. I'd compare the pricing to see if they have a similar policy/pricing. Cheers, ...scott Alan T Litchfield wrote: Yes, this is off topic. I am posting here because I know there are number of other users who have installed and use Parallels. Has anyone ever encountered this before? All I can say it must a heck of a lot to send those electronics all the way across the Pacific. I can see no practical reason for charging a premium for downloading from outside the US. Hidden charges are very annoying and a con. Alan -- Alan T Litchfield AlphaByte PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 New Zealand http://www.alphabyte.co.nz http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Off topic - Parallels price loading
On 18/08/2010, at 10:45 AM, Scott Prentice wrote: Hi Alan... I haven't experienced this, so can't help in that area .. but unless you're wedded to Parallels, I've been using VMWare Fusion for some time now with many versions of FM and Windows OSes with no problems. I'd compare the pricing to see if they have a similar policy/pricing. Could be a possibility. There are others I work with that use it on various platforms. I am not that wedded to it apart from the fact that it's there. Pretty stink service really. :( Thanks Alan -- Alan T Litchfield AlphaByte PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 New Zealand http://www.alphabyte.co.nz http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Off topic - Parallels price loading
Alan, I am not defending Apple, because I have not dealt with them, but this could be a matter of terminology. For some software that I have bought in the past, an extended download service would let you download a fresh copy of your purchase for an extended length of time. So, the standard price gives you 30 days or so to download the product, but for a few dollars more you can get a new copy six months from now if your system crashes and you lose your backup. Clint Clint Owen | Sr. Technical Writer | Crane Aerospace Electronics | +1 425 743 8674 | Fax: +1 425 743 8113 -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alan T Litchfield Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 3:40 PM To: Alan T Litchfield Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com List Subject: Re: Off topic - Parallels price loading Rats. Forgot about image stripping. Shopping Cart Checkout snaphot Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac Upgrade, EN. Qty 1. Delivery: electronic71.11 NZD Extended Download Service Qty 1.9.94 NZD Total ...81.05 NZD No prior mention of price loading, by the way. On 18/08/2010, at 10:32 AM, Alan T Litchfield wrote: Yes, this is off topic. I am posting here because I know there are number of other users who have installed and use Parallels. Has anyone ever encountered this before? All I can say it must a heck of a lot to send those electronics all the way across the Pacific. I can see no practical reason for charging a premium for downloading from outside the US. Hidden charges are very annoying and a con. Alan -- Alan T Litchfield AlphaByte PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 New Zealand http://www.alphabyte.co.nz http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as a...@alphabyte.co.nz. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/alan%40alphabyte.c o.nz Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- Alan T Litchfield AlphaByte PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 New Zealand http://www.alphabyte.co.nz http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as clint.o...@craneaerospace.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/clint.owen%40craneae rospace.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. We value your opinion! How may we serve you better? Please click the survey link to tell us how we are doing: http://www.craneae.com/ContactUs/VoiceofCustomer.aspx Your feedback is of the utmost importance to us. Thank you for your time. Crane Aerospace Electronics Confidentiality Statement: The information contained in this email message may be privileged and is confidential information intended only for the use of the recipient, or any employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient. Any unauthorized use, distribution or copying of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy the original message and all attachments from your electronic files. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Off topic - Parallels price loading
On 18/08/2010, at 10:51 AM, Owen, Clint wrote: Alan, I am not defending Apple, because I have not dealt with them, but this could be a matter of terminology. Actually, nothing to do with Apple. And I have never had this problem with them. This is these guys: http://www.parallels.com/ For some software that I have bought in the past, an extended download service would let you download a fresh copy of your purchase for an extended length of time. So, the standard price gives you 30 days or so to download the product, but for a few dollars more you can get a new copy six months from now if your system crashes and you lose your backup. It seems that it is a download fee that is non-optional over and above the purchase price. The alternative is to buy a disc at 21.26NZD. !! It is a con and was a hidden charge that appeared on the shopping cart checkout screen. Cheers Alan -- Alan T Litchfield AlphaByte PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 New Zealand http://www.alphabyte.co.nz http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Off topic - Parallels price loading
Hello, I'm not about to defend Parallels, as I have my own troubles with them, but I downloaded a version a few weeks ago and did not pay the download service fee. I just looked at the web site and found I could buy another copy, not that I would, without the service. Just click the Remove button on the right. Kevin At 11:00 AM +1200 8/18/10, Alan T Litchfield wrote: On 18/08/2010, at 10:51 AM, Owen, Clint wrote: Alan, I am not defending Apple, because I have not dealt with them, but this could be a matter of terminology. Actually, nothing to do with Apple. And I have never had this problem with them. This is these guys: http://www.parallels.com/ For some software that I have bought in the past, an extended download service would let you download a fresh copy of your purchase for an extended length of time. So, the standard price gives you 30 days or so to download the product, but for a few dollars more you can get a new copy six months from now if your system crashes and you lose your backup. It seems that it is a download fee that is non-optional over and above the purchase price. The alternative is to buy a disc at 21.26NZD. !! It is a con and was a hidden charge that appeared on the shopping cart checkout screen. Cheers Alan -- Alan T Litchfield AlphaByte PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 New Zealand http://www.alphabyte.co.nz http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as kev...@dim.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/kevinf%40dim.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Off topic - Parallels price loading
hahaha Dang, excuse me while I wipe the egg off my face. The little cross on the right was not that obvious, especially since I normally see remove links on the left, and written in text. Alan PS So to redress the issue, Parallels are a wonderful company and their products are simply the bestest :P On 18/08/2010, at 11:28 AM, Kevin Farwell wrote: Hello, I'm not about to defend Parallels, as I have my own troubles with them, but I downloaded a version a few weeks ago and did not pay the download service fee. I just looked at the web site and found I could buy another copy, not that I would, without the service. Just click the Remove button on the right. Kevin -- Alan T Litchfield AlphaByte PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 New Zealand http://www.alphabyte.co.nz http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Off topic - Parallels price loading
Hi Alan... I haven't experienced this, so can't help in that area .. but unless you're wedded to Parallels, I've been using VMWare Fusion for some time now with many versions of FM and Windows OSes with no problems. I'd compare the pricing to see if they have a similar policy/pricing. Cheers, ...scott Alan T Litchfield wrote: > Yes, this is off topic. > > I am posting here because I know there are number of other users who > have installed and use Parallels. Has anyone ever encountered this > before? All I can say it must a heck of a lot to send those > electronics all the way across the Pacific. > > > I can see no practical reason for charging a premium for downloading > from outside the US. Hidden charges are very annoying and a con. > > Alan > > -- > Alan T Litchfield > AlphaByte > PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 > New Zealand > http://www.alphabyte.co.nz > http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice > >
Off topic - Parallels price loading
Alan, I am not defending Apple, because I have not dealt with them, but this could be a matter of terminology. For some software that I have bought in the past, an "extended download service" would let you download a fresh copy of your purchase for an extended length of time. So, the standard price gives you 30 days or so to download the product, but for a few dollars more you can get a new copy six months from now if your system crashes and you lose your backup. Clint Clint Owen | Sr. Technical Writer | Crane Aerospace & Electronics | +1 425 743 8674 | Fax: +1 425 743 8113 -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alan T Litchfield Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 3:40 PM To: Alan T Litchfield Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com List Subject: Re: Off topic - Parallels price loading Rats. Forgot about image stripping. Shopping Cart Checkout snaphot Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac Upgrade, EN. Qty 1. Delivery: electronic71.11 NZD Extended Download Service Qty 1.9.94 NZD Total ...81.05 NZD No prior mention of price loading, by the way. On 18/08/2010, at 10:32 AM, Alan T Litchfield wrote: > Yes, this is off topic. > > I am posting here because I know there are number of other users who > have installed and use Parallels. Has anyone ever encountered this > before? All I can say it must a heck of a lot to send those > electronics all the way across the Pacific. > > > > > I can see no practical reason for charging a premium for downloading > from outside the US. Hidden charges are very annoying and a con. > > Alan > > -- > Alan T Litchfield > AlphaByte > PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 > New Zealand > http://www.alphabyte.co.nz > http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice > > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as alan at alphabyte.co.nz. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/alan%40alphabyte.c > o.nz > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- Alan T Litchfield AlphaByte PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 New Zealand http://www.alphabyte.co.nz http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as Clint.Owen at craneaerospace.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/clint.owen%40craneae rospace.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. We value your opinion! How may we serve you better? Please click the survey link to tell us how we are doing: http://www.craneae.com/ContactUs/VoiceofCustomer.aspx Your feedback is of the utmost importance to us. Thank you for your time. Crane Aerospace & Electronics Confidentiality Statement: The information contained in this email message may be privileged and is confidential information intended only for the use of the recipient, or any employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient. Any unauthorized use, distribution or copying of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy the original message and all attachments from your electronic files.
Off topic - Parallels price loading
Hello, I'm not about to defend Parallels, as I have my own troubles with them, but I downloaded a version a few weeks ago and did not pay the download service fee. I just looked at the web site and found I could buy another copy, not that I would, without the service. Just click the "Remove" button on the right. Kevin At 11:00 AM +1200 8/18/10, Alan T Litchfield wrote: >On 18/08/2010, at 10:51 AM, Owen, Clint wrote: > >>Alan, >> >>I am not defending Apple, because I have not dealt with them, but this >>could be a matter of terminology. > >Actually, nothing to do with Apple. And I have never had this >problem with them. > >This is these guys: http://www.parallels.com/ > >> >>For some software that I have bought in the past, an "extended download >>service" would let you download a fresh copy of your purchase for an >>extended length of time. So, the standard price gives you 30 days or so >>to download the product, but for a few dollars more you can get a new >>copy six months from now if your system crashes and you lose your >>backup. > >It seems that it is a "download fee" that is non-optional over and >above the purchase price. The alternative is to buy a disc at >21.26NZD. !! > >It is a con and was a hidden charge that appeared on the shopping >cart checkout screen. > >Cheers >Alan > >-- >Alan T Litchfield >AlphaByte >PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 >New Zealand >http://www.alphabyte.co.nz >http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice > >___ > > >You are currently subscribed to framers as kevinf at dim.com. > >Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com >or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/kevinf%40dim.com > >Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
