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Article #550Re: A better way to entice registrations
From: Steve Sheldon
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 02:44
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 02:44
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In <syny.726700502@crux1.cit.cornell.edu> syny@crux3.cit.cornell.edu (R Craig Stevenson) writes:
>> What is the difference between disabling a feature and offering an
>> additional feature upon registration, just a few words?
>Let's put semantics aside. There are (at least) 3 methods commonly
>used to encourage/coerce payment for shareware. The differences are
>more than just words!
>1) disable a central feature. For example, you can try our editor,
>but you can't save and files; you can try our database, but your
>limited to 50 records per database. The goal is to allow you to try
>the software out, but to render it useless for any *real* work.
Just like to say, that I think that this method here is really only
useful for commercial software.
i.e. disable the Save button, or some such nonsense.
--
sheldon@iastate.edu Steve Sheldon
Project Vincent ICSS Resource Unit
SCO ODT, Arc/Info, Atlas GIS 2142 Agronomy Hall
Iowa State University
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Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!yale.edu!yale!gumby!destroyer!news.iastate.edu!pv1413.vincent.iastate.edu!sheldon From: sheldon@iastate.edu (Steve Sheldon) Subject: Re: A better way to entice registrations Message-ID: <sheldon.726806659@pv1413.vincent.iastate.edu> Keywords: Shareware registration Cyrillic editor Russian UK Thomson Cyril Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA References: <1iitbaINNlef@crcnis1.unl.edu> <s1110238.726574439@giaeb> <1993Jan10.152944.12391@ncsu.edu> <syny.726700502@crux1.cit.cornell.edu> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 02:44:19 GMT Lines: 23