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- From: reisert@sttng.mlo.dec.com (Jim Reisert)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
- Subject: Why do people want PD software?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug19.180643.24274@PA.dec.com>
- Date: 19 Aug 92 18:06:43 GMT
- Sender: news@PA.dec.com (News)
- Reply-To: reisert@sttng.mlo.dec.com (Jim Reisert)
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- Several times a week, someone posts an article to a newsgroup asking
- something like, "What's the best PD/shareware program to do XYZZY?"
- Why don't they just ask, "What's the best program to do XYZZY?" Why
- is PD/shareware specifically requested? Is it:
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- 1. People want to "try before they buy".
- 2. People want the (usually) better prices and support of shareware
- vs. commercial software.
- 3. Shareware is perceived as more readily available (FTP, etc.).
- 4. People are opposed to supporting Microsoft or any of the other
- software giants, and would rather do business with "the little guy".
- 5. People want software, but can get away with not paying for
- shareware.
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- Personally, I want the best software for the job, whether it's
- shareware, freeware, commercial software, or something I have to sit
- down and write myself. My gut feeling (call me cynical) is that it's
- tempting to obtain shareware to perform a task, and not register it.
- After all, the hardware itself isn't a real money sink, it's the software.
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- I'd be interested in hearing your opinions on the subject.
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- - Jim
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