"Monte McGuire" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Hev" wrote:

I think the future might hold companies releasing their software by
having
it available for free download at their website, no strings attached.
Then
the company can make back their money providing other services to support
that software. Sort of like a subscription for a magazine. Maybe they
would
release add-ons (plug-ins) on a monthly basis and provide tech support
for a
yearly subscription of what the cost of the software would have been.

The problem with this scenario is that it rewards manufacturers for
releasing shoddy software that requires frequent patches and support.

It essentially shifts the cost of software into support, which can often
be drastically more expensive to the user than the simple cost of
purchasing quality software that requires little support. An "event"
that happens on the clock can mess up the functioning of a studio and
can have very serious consequences. Even for a non commercial studio,
the time wasted dealing with bugs can cause deadlines to slip and
opportunities to be lost.

I think the current system is just fine and the problem is that lots of
folks just want free stuff. Rationalize it any way you want, it's just
begging for a handout.


Ignore it all you want. The problem is here to stay.

Now how are we going to deal with it???

It is like the condoms in high school debate. We know the students are
****ing, we might as well deal with the problem and give them condoms.



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