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Why Port To PC? Shareware Still alive!

Posted by timothy on from the postcardware-is-the-nicest-form dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Here is an interesting interview with Tom Anthony, describing why Ambrosia Software are porting their Mac games to the PC market. Do you think their games can really sell after being ported? I thought shareware was dead, but all their games are still using shareware as well."

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  1. What? by Tidal+Flame · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't get it... all their games are using shareware as well? What does that mean? Sorry. I'm tired.

  2. What? by gspr · · Score: 4, Funny

    *Checks calendar* - nope, not April 1st.
    *Reads thread a third time* - nope, doesn't make sense.
    *Runs it through several freetranslation.com translations with various languages* - nope no sense still.
    *Reaches the conclusion this thread just doesn't make sense!*
    What the Bush does shareware have to do with this?

  3. Shareware... by }InFuZeD{ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is that the stuff I download off KaZaA? =p

  4. Re:Shareware is FAR from dead! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    well there are people who just like to be productive and there are people who like the look on people's faces when they enter obscure editor commands.

  5. Re:The mac comunity is different by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny
    The mac community is different

    Translation: the mac community is gay.

  6. Re:Ah, Escape Velocity by UnknownQ · · Score: 2, Funny

    Only reason I ever went to my Grandma's house.
    Don't tell her that, though :-)

    --
    Wherever you go, there you are!
  7. Re:Shareware is FAR from dead! by pnot · · Score: 2, Funny
    M-x write-the-program-for-me

    Great! I'm taking the rest of the day off, see you suckers later ;-).