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Article #46219Crippleware
From: Pete Keleher
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1990 15:48
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1990 15:48
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I've seen a lot of complaining about "crippleware" in this group, and I don't understand why. Demos serve exactly the same service as shareware, you play with the program and then send in your check if you like it. The only reasons that I can see for complaining are: 1) You don't like the lag time that it takes to process your check and send you a working program. 2) You have no intention of sending in a check. I can sympathize with both (even the second because YES I HAVE SOME SHAREWARE THAT I HAVEN'T PAID FOR), but I certainly can't criticise a guy trying to make me send in a check. -- Pete Keleher pete@titan.rice.edu
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