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From article <shephard.726795428@sfu.ca>, by (Gordon Shephard):
> kko@fraser.sfu.ca (Samuel Ko) writes:
>>
>>That means the minimum registration fee is US $40 ... Is that too much? ...
>>given that, with 40 (or fewer) bucks, one can get a copy of Quicken 6.0 - the
>>best personal finance software ... My point is a shareware author should
>>charge a considerably lower registration fee than the price of any similar
>>product in the commerical market ...
> 
> Then again, I have the option of trying out BAM before purchasing it. 
> I don't have the same luxury with quicken.

By that logic, a $35,000 Cadillac is a better buy than a $15,000 Chevy
if you get to test drive the Cadillac but not the Chevy.

Truth is, Quicken is a well know and reviewed product and I think a person
could probably determine if it would meet their needs without actually
trying it out.  That isn't true with BAM (or most shareware, for that matter).

Personally, I have a hard time justifying spending more than $20 on any
shareware product.  That is pretty much my hypothetical limit, although I
might go a little higher for the right product.  A lot of times, I can find
a comparable product in the closeout bin at my local Egghead store for less
and I usually get printed docs, quick reference cards, etc.

Kit Kimes
AT&T Resource Link (under contract to NCR)
Naperville, IL
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