Executor 2.0/executorv2.0.iso/pc/linux/extra/docs/maillist/text/archive.95/text1061.txt

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>>>>> "Veeder" == Veeder South IV <[e-mail]> writes:

    >> I have a suggestion for the current versions of Executor that
    >> only work for 10 minutes... can you print the time left of that
    >> ten minutes at the top right?  I find it annoying when the
    >> message pops up that says "your time is up" right in the middle
    >> of doing something.  Veeder

    >> I think the whole point is that it could do this to you.  If
    >> you knew exactly when it would kick out, you could start doing
    >> some serious work with it, which is what ARDI want you to
    >> register for!  Tim.

    Veeder>     You are right in that the purpous of the ten minutes
    Veeder> is to be annoying and to get one to buy the program.

No, the point of the demo mode at all is to allow each prospective
Executor purchaser to decide for herself/himself whether or not
Executor currently is worth buying, either for use immediately in the
1.99<x> form, or later, or perhaps as a purchase now with knowledge of
upcoming free upgrades.  The ten minute time out is just to prevent
people from using demo mode indefinitely instead of purchasing the
software.  This is a subtle, but real difference.

We realize that some people will elect not to purchase Executor and
will still use it occasionally to copy a file here or there, and that
doesn't bother us, per-se, although that's not the intent of the demo
mode.

    Veeder> BUT, since Executor is still under developement and does
    Veeder> not appear to be coming out with the commercial version
    Veeder> 2.0, I wouldn't even think of buying it (no offense to the
    Veeder> people at Ardi).

I have absolutely no idea what you mean by "does not appear to be
coming out with the commercial version".  This list is used to keep
everyone informed as to the progress we're making towards the release
of 2.0.  If you can't see the progress that's being made, you may want
to check with your e-mail provider, for you are probably missing most
of the posts to this newsgroup.

    Veeder> Until a fully tested, fully feature-implimented version
    Veeder> comes out, the ten minute limit would not work and get me
    Veeder> to buy Executor.

No offense to Veeder, but the sale of one license of Executor to
Veeder will result in revenues of (if sold now, before 2.0 comes out)
at most $99 and development expenses of several hundred thousand
dollars.  As such, our goal isn't to sell one copy to Veeder.  In
fact, there is an entire class of people that we're not particularly
aiming Executor at, because we know that it is *much* more profitable
to aim Executor towards people who *do* buy software they find useful.

    Veeder> For the time being, and unless Ardi wants to get rid of
    Veeder> the ten minute timer all together, a small clock
    Veeder> indicating time left would be helpful.

If you find Executor useful enough to regularly want to run it for
more than ten minutes at a time, you should consider licensing it.  If
do not find it that useful, but it shows promise, you should send
comments to "[e-mail]".  Nothing personal, but it's highly
unlikely that we'll generate more revenue by adding a small clock
indicating the time remaining.  In essence Veeder's asking us to do
something that would be useful to Veeder, but is offering nothing in
return.

Again, the reason Executor exists in demo mode is so that prospective
buyers can see just how useful Executor currently is (or isn't) and
then either license it now, ignore it completely, or do something in
between.  The larger the percentage of applications that run under
Executor, combined with the smaller the number of existing bugs, the
less the need for a demo mode.

    --Cliff
    [e-mail]