>This is just not true. Not in any way. Right of first sale says I can do ANYTHING i damn well please with a physical item I > purchased. If I want to take the computer apart and sell each individual circuit, I can. That includes not including origional license > to the OS that came with it.
Don't go there.. you are dissaeembling a piece of hardare, isn't that curcumventing the intended design and purpose of the equipment???
1) Don't limit the features (it's nice you can look at ther data but unless it can prin the way I want it it won't sell me, many programs disable the printer function.)
2) Time IS a very important factor so I would do three things:
1- 90 days trial period especially for complex tools.
2- Demo data or demo files, (read GOOD demo data), something that can test all the keyfeatures already in pace. Many working Jors don't have time to set up their business on a 30 or 90 day program to see if it can actually do the work.
3- Written tutorial (See RealBasic's) something that goes through the process of how the system works and demonstrates the ease of use while producing *something*.
If I or another customer is shown the product can do the job, handle the load and is easy and powerful enough to use, you bet I'll get the powers that be to purchase it.
Download time is somewhat a factor, with above features even a wait is tolerable if it is evaluation ready. Screenshots (of something other than the splash screen) are also a big plus.
ISP.com 65.48 includes: - Local carrier surcharge for two network ports and 3 emails with a limit of unique five CPU IDs - Newsgroup Access Fee - Search Engine Subscription to Yahoo.com - "First Play" Digital Access Entertainment subscription - Gamenet Networked entertainment Access - Spam Blocker (tm) Service fee - Application Services charge from m$.net (the 'family connected' plan) - And various charges from those pay for access '.fee' sites (still fighting that one that last virus dumped you into.) - Government infrastructure surcharge - Sin tax on porn/gambling sites - Local taxes for for community referral databank and library access - Wife's Chat Service
Yep, just think of it as just another cable bill or phone bill and you get the idea...
Microsoft makes deals with government, big business, ISPs, Journalists and schools on good price breaks and the idea that their stuff don't stink. In turn Small Businesses, Parents, workers and students buy MS products to keep in sync with their school/business, etc. (i.e. "I *need* Office to work on that BLT report at home...")
A few years down the road...
when junior leaves college and starts a software company he will have the MS way (and $$$) imprinted in his neurons...
If anyone is going to make a difference they need to work toward government, big business, schools, etc. In essence make it "ready for day work" and document the hell out of everything to also make it accessible to Joe College Grad programmer at mysoftwarecompany.com.
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>This is just not true. Not in any way. Right of first sale says I can do ANYTHING i damn well please with a physical item I
> purchased. If I want to take the computer apart and sell each individual circuit, I can. That includes not including origional license
> to the OS that came with it.
Don't go there.. you are dissaeembling a piece of hardare, isn't that curcumventing the intended design and purpose of the equipment???
1) Don't limit the features (it's nice you can look at ther data but unless it can prin the way I want it it won't sell me, many programs disable the printer function.)
2) Time IS a very important factor so I would do three things:
1- 90 days trial period especially for complex tools.
2- Demo data or demo files, (read GOOD demo data), something that can test all the keyfeatures already in pace. Many working Jors don't have time to set up their business on a 30 or 90 day program to see if it can actually do the work.
3- Written tutorial (See RealBasic's) something that goes through the process of how the system works and demonstrates the ease of use while producing *something*.
If I or another customer is shown the product can do the job, handle the load and is easy and powerful enough to use, you bet I'll get the powers that be to purchase it.
Download time is somewhat a factor, with above features even a wait is tolerable if it is evaluation ready. Screenshots (of something other than the splash screen) are also a big plus.
Lets see here, my monthly Internet bill for 2005
ISP.com 65.48
includes:
- Local carrier surcharge for two network ports and 3 emails with a limit of unique five CPU IDs
- Newsgroup Access Fee
- Search Engine Subscription to Yahoo.com
- "First Play" Digital Access Entertainment subscription
- Gamenet Networked entertainment Access
- Spam Blocker (tm) Service fee
- Application Services charge from m$.net (the 'family connected' plan)
- And various charges from those pay for access '.fee' sites (still fighting that one that last virus dumped you into.)
- Government infrastructure surcharge
- Sin tax on porn/gambling sites
- Local taxes for for community referral databank and library access
- Wife's Chat Service
Yep, just think of it as just another cable bill or phone bill and you get the idea...
Microsoft makes deals with government, big business, ISPs, Journalists and schools on good price breaks and the idea that their stuff don't stink. In turn Small Businesses, Parents, workers and students buy MS products to keep in sync with their school/business, etc. (i.e. "I *need* Office to work on that BLT report at home...")
A few years down the road...
when junior leaves college and starts a software company he will have the MS way (and $$$) imprinted in his neurons...
If anyone is going to make a difference they need to work toward government, big business, schools, etc. In essence make it "ready for day work" and document the hell out of everything to also make it accessible to Joe College Grad programmer at mysoftwarecompany.com.