Comments on: Another black eye for shareware http://www.microisv.com/archives/2004/12/23/blackeye/ a community for independent software developers Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:57:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: free norton antivirus http://www.microisv.com/archives/2004/12/23/blackeye/#comment-1240 Mon, 07 Mar 2005 01:52:25 +0000 http://www.microisv.com/archives/2004/12/23/blackeye/#comment-1240 <strong>free norton antivirus</strong> Spyware doctor panda antivirus, human viruses free virus scan. Spyware free free antivirus, spybot search free virus scan. Free virus protection spybot download, free norton antivirus spyware doctor. Free spyware spyware stormer, free removal of... free norton antivirus
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]]> by: Dave S. http://www.microisv.com/archives/2004/12/23/blackeye/#comment-135 Thu, 30 Dec 2004 01:40:08 +0000 http://www.microisv.com/archives/2004/12/23/blackeye/#comment-135 I've had plenty of good experiences buying downloadable shareware. I rarely bat an eye going through Kagi etc. for a $40 app that I've heard good things about. And that's part of the reason I felt compelled to write up my Adobe experience, because the little guys have nailed it where Adobe has not. To be fair though, I maintain I'd rather have physical media than rely on anyone's license recovery methods. Those serial numbers are just too easy to lose. I’ve had plenty of good experiences buying downloadable shareware. I rarely bat an eye going through Kagi etc. for a $40 app that I’ve heard good things about. And that’s part of the reason I felt compelled to write up my Adobe experience, because the little guys have nailed it where Adobe has not.

To be fair though, I maintain I’d rather have physical media than rely on anyone’s license recovery methods. Those serial numbers are just too easy to lose.

]]> by: Bill Curnow http://www.microisv.com/archives/2004/12/23/blackeye/#comment-128 Tue, 28 Dec 2004 00:33:54 +0000 http://www.microisv.com/archives/2004/12/23/blackeye/#comment-128 This is more an indictment on Brick-and-Morter e-Commerce than it is of the shareware industry. This is more an indictment on Brick-and-Morter e-Commerce than it is of the shareware industry.

]]> by: Brian http://www.microisv.com/archives/2004/12/23/blackeye/#comment-66 Sat, 25 Dec 2004 18:30:56 +0000 http://www.microisv.com/archives/2004/12/23/blackeye/#comment-66 The post starts with him saying that he prefers to not buy downloadable software and his experiences reinforce why this is the case. While the Adobe store may not be selling shareware, they are using a model that is similar enough to what shareware developers are doing that his post can be considered a negative for the shareware industry. The post starts with him saying that he prefers to not buy downloadable software and his experiences reinforce why this is the case. While the Adobe store may not be selling shareware, they are using a model that is similar enough to what shareware developers are doing that his post can be considered a negative for the shareware industry.

]]> by: Bill Curnow http://www.microisv.com/archives/2004/12/23/blackeye/#comment-65 Fri, 24 Dec 2004 21:54:16 +0000 http://www.microisv.com/archives/2004/12/23/blackeye/#comment-65 How is this a black eye for Shareware? Shrinkware? Yes, but it's certainly not shareware. How is this a black eye for Shareware? Shrinkware? Yes, but it’s certainly not shareware.

]]> by: Tony Edgecombe http://www.microisv.com/archives/2004/12/23/blackeye/#comment-63 Thu, 23 Dec 2004 15:40:59 +0000 http://www.microisv.com/archives/2004/12/23/blackeye/#comment-63 I decided not to buy from them when I discovered the UK download was 40% more expensive than the US one. Where exactly do the extra costs come from for the UK? Adobe's doesn't seem to age very well, every version of Acrobat I have used has been worse than the previous one. I decided not to buy from them when I discovered the UK download was 40% more expensive than the US one. Where exactly do the extra costs come from for the UK?

Adobe’s doesn’t seem to age very well, every version of Acrobat I have used has been worse than the previous one.

]]> by: Jeff Lewis http://www.microisv.com/archives/2004/12/23/blackeye/#comment-62 Thu, 23 Dec 2004 15:05:39 +0000 http://www.microisv.com/archives/2004/12/23/blackeye/#comment-62 Phil Windley just had similar problems with Adobe: http://www.windley.com/2004/12/22.html#a1586 It appears that their site (and code) could use a little work. Phil Windley just had similar problems with Adobe:
http://www.windley.com/2004/12/22.html#a1586

It appears that their site (and code) could use a little work.

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