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Robin Laing wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid4235BDFE.3050309@drdc-rddc.gc.ca" type="cite">Nils
Holland wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">On Sun, 2005-03-13 at 17:14 -0600, Jeff Vian
wrote:
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<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">I see it as an attempt to enter the Linux
world, but without support and
<br>
a means of feedback to see what users like/dislike then why should
<br>
anyone choose their product.... Especially since it REQUIRES that I
<br>
already own a Windows version that I can register to try it. I hate to
<br>
bust your bubble, but I am not going to purchase both Windows and a
<br>
windows version of Nero just to see what it is and if I like the
version
<br>
on Linux.
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
<br>
Again, this is not necessary! If you wanted to try it, just buy a Nero
6
<br>
serial number from Ahead. That number can be entered right away in the
<br>
Windows version if you want to download that one. Now, if you want to
<br>
use the Linux version, you'd just have to go to another form on a
<br>
website (namely this one: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://register.nero.com/deu/register1.asp">http://register.nero.com/deu/register1.asp</a>),
<br>
enter your serial number there, and you can download and use the Linux
<br>
version.
<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
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I think the one point you are missing is many people on this list do
not have any reason for having any Windows software. Why would I
purchase a Windows program with I do not have or use any Windows
machines? This leads to the issue of why pay for a Linux program that
does not have any support. In order to try the Linux product, I must
purchase a Windows product. It isn't free to me in any way.
<br>
<br>
If I purchased the Windows version to get the Linux version, does the
license allow me to sell the useless Windows version and still use the
Linux version? I really doubt it.
<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
OK, I hear the personal objections which are very reasonable, but why
are they doing it? It would not have been a trivial task to rewrite
the software. If it is a piece of market research to probe the
transition dynamics from MS to Linux it could be useful. As a billing
mechanism it lacks a certain logic. <br>
In my Windows days I had several copies of Nero, all OEM, that came
free with burners. I had no incentive to buy a retail copy. It is quite
a good user interface and relatively bug free. Now that I have migrated
to Linux I would actually consider using Nero again, if it was in an
OEM bundle. But like others I am unlikely to buy a redundant Windows
version to get an unproven Linux version. So we are lost to any
statistics they may be gathering. <br>
Or perhaps they are monitoring this sort of forum to test market
response?<br>
If more of the Great Unwashed are tempted to move to Linux, the second
tier branded software vendors must have some concern about loss of
market and/or failure to stick with their users' changing
requirements. I would think that most will not have a valid business
model in an open license environment and will be scratching their heads.<br>
<i>Where is the Roman Empire now , Emperor Bill ???</i><br>
Gerry F<br>
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