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Article #6943Re: Shareware, Software ethics........
From: Kuo-Sheng (Kasey) Chang
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 00:00
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 00:00
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AhTeeEm (rtm@netcom.com) wrote: : I believe Starlite Software Corp, of Port Hadlock, Washington, : U.S.A, has dealt with me in a completely unreasonable and unethical : manner. I would be most grateful for any thoughts or comments on : the situation outlined below. : I obtained a shareware copy of Starlite's "PC-Write Advanced" word : processor. : I decided to register it, and called and ordered it using my charge : card. After receiving my bought and paid for, registered copy, and : getting around to installing it, I found that when exiting the program : a "beg" or "nag" screen popped up. This screen was much like, if not : exactly like, the "beg-nag" screen on the shareware copy. This full : screen extolled the virtues of the PC-Write Advance program and advised : me of how much it cost and how I could go about getting it. Not TOO surprising since some software have multi-level registration, though it appears that 'advertisement' has exceeded common taste. [snip] -- ========================================================================= Kasey K. S. Chang (a guy) | Paradox for Windows Programmer kschang@sfsu.edu ksc1@aol.com | Self-proclaimed Treknology Expert URL> http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~kschang | X-COM Guru General PC expert --------------------------------------+---------------------------------- Editor of XCOM and XCOM2 UN-official Strategy Guide -- FREE! (See URL)
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10afa1,30fcd475d659dacb X-Google-Attributes: gid10afa1,public X-Google-Thread: 107cbb,30fcd475d659dacb X-Google-Attributes: gid107cbb,public X-Google-Thread: 11474a,30fcd475d659dacb X-Google-Attributes: gid11474a,public X-Google-Thread: 10f261,30fcd475d659dacb X-Google-Attributes: gid10f261,public X-Google-Thread: 101dd2,30fcd475d659dacb X-Google-Attributes: gid101dd2,public X-Google-Thread: 107518,30fcd475d659dacb X-Google-Attributes: gid107518,public X-Google-Thread: 114df1,30fcd475d659dacb X-Google-Attributes: gid114df1,public X-Google-Thread: 106595,30fcd475d659dacb X-Google-Attributes: gid106595,public From: kschang@mercury.sfsu.edu (Kuo-Sheng (Kasey) Chang) Subject: Re: Shareware, Software ethics........ Date: 1995/10/11 Message-ID: <45fhpm$puj@news.csus.edu> X-Deja-AN: 117382390 references: <BZFewMF9BIWd085yn@netcom.com> followup-to: misc.consumers,alt.consumers.experiences,pdx.consumer,uiuc.misc.consumers,ba.consumers,alt.comp.shareware,biz.comp.software,comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.software.licensing,misc.legal.computing,alt.comp.shareware.programmer,comp.software.international,comp.programming,phl.misc,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.software,de.comp.misc,de.admin.news.softrware,fr.comp.text.tex,nz.general,nz.biz.miscnz.biz.misc.discuss,uk.misc,uk.legal,uk.org.starlink.software,uk.comp.misc organization: San Francisco State University newsgroups: misc.consumers,alt.consumers.experiences,pdx.consumer,uiuc.misc.consumers,ba.consumers,alt.comp.shareware,biz.comp.software,comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.software.licensing,misc.legal.computing,alt.comp.shareware.programmer,comp.software.international,comp.programming,phl.misc,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.software,de.comp.misc,de.admin.news.softrware,fr.comp.text.tex,nz.general,nz.biz.miscnz.biz.misc.discuss,uk.misc,uk.legal,uk.org.starlink.software,uk.comp.misc