BetaNews is just that - beta news. Their news articles are always in beta... there are bugs to be worked out.
The finished articles are posted on ReleaseNews at a later date, I hear.
I work for a company that bases a lot on the idea of time limited and shareware concepts. However, we don't go through the hassle - and believe me, it is a hassle to the end user - of telling them they have to wait for a 'key' in order to download the software they want to try.
Just make the software available up front, in a time limited fashion, so they don't get bored with waiting for a link in their email. It's easiest to assume that if they're looking to download the software, they don't want to do it in a few hours, they want to do it immediately.
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BetaNews is just that - beta news. Their news articles are always in beta... there are bugs to be worked out. The finished articles are posted on ReleaseNews at a later date, I hear.
I work for a company that bases a lot on the idea of time limited and shareware concepts. However, we don't go through the hassle - and believe me, it is a hassle to the end user - of telling them they have to wait for a 'key' in order to download the software they want to try. Just make the software available up front, in a time limited fashion, so they don't get bored with waiting for a link in their email. It's easiest to assume that if they're looking to download the software, they don't want to do it in a few hours, they want to do it immediately.