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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. ryze.com... by rehabdoll · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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    wo w, you really got what you paid for :)

  2. Bah by TheOnlyCoolTim · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I looked at that forum once. Most every post was someone asking a question or starting a discussion and then 10 board regulars jumping on him saying "We already talked about that a year ago!" and "Use the search feature, jackass!"

    Tim

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    Omnia vestra castrorum habetur nobis.
  3. Those that truly understand binary realize that... by barfy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    There are 1 types of people in the world, those that understand binary and those that don't...... (Nobody would use 2 bits to describe something that can use only one bit)

  4. Everything can be shareware by nurb432 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If you download it first to 'test' it.

    Hey, it really does happen.. if you think ill fork out 700 bucks for an application with no opportunity to test,and no refund policy, then you are nuts. ( or even 15 bucks for music with out hearing what is on the 'b-tracks' )

    And dont say 'read the reviews'.. that only goes so far..

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