comments on the new "treebrowser" for 50G
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From: Joel Koltner on 8 Apr 2008 13:19 "J.Chen" <chenjulio(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:f1655914-97a7-48d5-b575-c05ee32fe01e(a)k13g2000hse.googlegroups.com... > can anyone comment on the treebrowser program for the 50G? is it worth > it? Just taking a quick look, the $40/$50 price tag seems a little high, although not necessarily completely unreasonable. The showstopper for me is that it's locked to one calculator: One have one 50g at work and one at home, and no way would I purchase two copies when it's physically impossible for me to be using both at the same time. I'm don't mind software that's registered to ME, but I won't support software that's locked down to one machine.
From: bbobble on 8 Apr 2008 13:38 Hello, > The showstopper for me is that it's > locked to one calculator: One have one 50g at work and one at home, and no way > would I purchase two copies when it's physically impossible for me to be using > both at the same time. Now, how many copies of a 50g did you purchase if you have one at home and one at work ? Boris
From: Scott Chapin on 8 Apr 2008 19:39 "Joel Koltner" <zapwireDASHgroups(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%ONKj.63525$ea6.7553(a)en-nntp-01.dc1.easynews.com... > "J.Chen" <chenjulio(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:f1655914-97a7-48d5-b575-c05ee32fe01e(a)k13g2000hse.googlegroups.com... >> can anyone comment on the treebrowser program for the 50G? is it worth >> it? > > Just taking a quick look, the $40/$50 price tag seems a little high, > although not necessarily completely unreasonable. The showstopper for me > is that it's locked to one calculator: One have one 50g at work and one at > home, and no way would I purchase two copies when it's physically > impossible for me to be using both at the same time. > > I'm don't mind software that's registered to ME, but I won't support > software that's locked down to one machine. > > So when that calculator dies, so does the software? Such a deal, knowing that thes calculators tend to be disposable. Scott Chapin
From: bbobble on 8 Apr 2008 20:07 > So when that calculator dies, so does the software? Such a deal, knowing > that thes calculators tend to be disposable. > > Scott Chapin Hello Scott, well, I bought my version in Germany, the documentation that came with it says: "Keep the SD-card and its containing programs at a safe place if you want to reinstall the programs later. If you need to exchange your calculator while under guarantee, you have to exchange the card as well for being able to use the programs with the exchanged calculator." So if I need to exchange the calc I send it back with the SD-card to my dealer and get both exchanged. Also in the docs the website of the author (http:// www.software49g.gmxhome.de) and the email address is mentioned. The website is in English and in German, so why don´t you drop him a mail and ask how this is handled? Boris
From: Joel Koltner on 8 Apr 2008 20:36
<bbobble(a)gmx.de> wrote in message news:2bed2ce6-8ad1-444d-af79-fe6a4662c215(a)t36g2000prm.googlegroups.com... > Now, how many copies of a 50g did you purchase if you have one at > home and one at work ? Two. What's your point? The guy is certainly free to license his software however he wishes, and I'm free not to buy it based on his licensing as well. There's a much better argument for selling hardware on a per-unit basis since obviously replicating hardware is far from free whereas replicating software is effectively free. Even Microsoft Office lets you have 2 or 3 installations legally these days, recognizing that most people have a "work" machine and a "home" machine. If the guy goes out of business or loses interest in calculators and therefore can't provide new activations, the end user is screwed if he has to replace his calculator. While it's true that plenty of companies -- including Microsoft -- are subject to the same problem, the likelihood of Microsoft going away is pretty miniscule compared to the likelihood that this one-man shop does. ---Joel |