1. Nexus Radio Review
- Posted by C Bouzy <EUCoder at hotmail.com> Sep 26, 2006
- 658 views
Hello All, If anyone is interested Softpedia has given Nexus Radio an extensive review. I figure since Nexus Radio is entirely written in Euphoria, some EU users might be interested in knowing what others think about the performance of an EU written product. You can read the review by clicking the following link: http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Nexus-Radio-Review-36434.shtml Scroll down to: “Video killed the radio star”, that is where the review begins. PS: Thanks to all the Beta Testers who gave their opinions and feedback. ~C Bouzy ----If you continue to do what you have always done, you will get what you have always gotten.----
2. Re: Nexus Radio Review
- Posted by Mario Steele <eumario at trilake.net> Sep 26, 2006
- 644 views
- Last edited Sep 27, 2006
Hey C Bouzy, C Bouzy wrote: > > Hello All, > > If anyone is interested Softpedia has given Nexus Radio an extensive review. > I figure since Nexus Radio is entirely written in Euphoria, some EU users > might be interested in knowing what others think about the performance of > an EU written product. You can read the review by clicking the following > link: <a > href="http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Nexus-Radio-Review-36434.shtml">http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Nexus-Radio-Review-36434.shtml</a> > > Scroll down to: “Video killed the radio star”, that is where the review > begins. > > PS: Thanks to all the Beta Testers who gave their opinions and feedback. > > ~C Bouzy > > ----If you continue to do what you have always done, > you will get what you have always gotten.---- Man, all I have to say is, dang good job there. I originally downloaded the Nexus Radio Beta program you had going, and compared to what you have now, to then, it looks great. Very nicely done. Good Job! How many sales have you gotten so far from this product? Mario Steele http://enchantedblade.trilake.net Attaining World Dominiation, one byte at a time...
3. Re: Nexus Radio Review
- Posted by C Bouzy <eucoder at hotmail.com> Sep 26, 2006
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- Last edited Sep 27, 2006
Hello Mario, Thank you for the kind words. Unfortunately I never publicly discuss sales. But I can say Nexus Radio is performing better than what we expected, and that can be attributed to the low price, and the fact we have been doing print advertising in various magazines. Actually our Nexus Radio advertisements have been a bit controversial :) Here is a link to our latest ad: http://www.egisca.com/newad.jpg ~C Bouzy ----If you continue to do what you have always done, you will get what you have always gotten.----
4. Re: Nexus Radio Review
- Posted by Craig Welch <euphoria at cwelch.org> Sep 27, 2006
- 626 views
C Bouzy wrote: > Here is a link to our latest ad: http://www.egisca.com/newad.jpg Nice ad. I can't see why it would be controversial. -- Craig
5. Re: Nexus Radio Review
- Posted by "Kat" <gertie at visionsix.com> Sep 27, 2006
- 623 views
On 27 Sep 2006, at 14:44, Craig Welch wrote concerning: Re: Nexus Radio Review > > > C Bouzy wrote: > > > Here is a link to our latest ad: http://www.egisca.com/newad.jpg > > Nice ad. I can't see why it would be controversial. I can. Looks to me like he wants to attract only males (who irrationally think they'll get the woman pictured), and have no women using his "radio". Kat
6. Re: Nexus Radio Review
- Posted by C Bouzy <eucoder at hotmail.com> Sep 27, 2006
- 626 views
Hello Kat, As I have explained before in the past I am in the business to sell software, this is not a hobby for me. Sex sells and men are my primary customer. Not because of the advertisements, because women do not purchase software the same way men do. Whether I use a woman or a puppy in an AD, men will still purchase more copies of my product than women. The controversy that I mentioned revolves around the fact we have the RIAA crossed out, which I have noticed not many people know what the RIAA stands for. ~C Bouzy ----If you continue to do what you have always done, you will get what you have always gotten.----
7. Re: Nexus Radio Review
- Posted by Craig Welch <euphoria at cwelch.org> Sep 28, 2006
- 617 views
Kat wrote: > Craig Welch: >> C Bouzy: >>> Here is a link to our latest ad: http://www.egisca.com/newad.jpg >> Nice ad. I can't see why it would be controversial. > > I can. Looks to me like he wants to attract only males (who irrationally think > > they'll get the woman pictured), and have no women using his "radio". I think you under-estimate the intelligence of his audience ... -- Craig
8. Re: Nexus Radio Review
- Posted by cklester <cklester at yahoo.com> Sep 28, 2006
- 615 views
Craig Welch wrote: > Kat wrote: > > Craig Welch: > >> C Bouzy: > >>> Here is a link to our latest ad: <a > >>> href="http://www.egisca.com/newad.jpg">http://www.egisca.com/newad.jpg</a> > >> Nice ad. I can't see why it would be controversial. > > I can. Looks to me like he wants to attract only males (who irrationally > > think > > they'll get the woman pictured), and have no women using his "radio". > I think you under-estimate the intelligence of his audience ... What? I've got a date with her this Saturday night. (The model in the ad, not Kat.) :) -=ck "Programming in a state of Euphoria." http://www.cklester.com/euphoria/
9. Re: Nexus Radio Review
- Posted by Jeremy Peterson <ptl99 at hotmail.com> Sep 28, 2006
- 603 views
cklester wrote: > > Craig Welch wrote: > > Kat wrote: > > > Craig Welch: > > >> C Bouzy: > > >>> Here is a link to our latest ad: <a > > >>> href="http://www.egisca.com/newad.jpg">http://www.egisca.com/newad.jpg</a> > > >> Nice ad. I can't see why it would be controversial. > > > I can. Looks to me like he wants to attract only males (who irrationally > > > think > </font></i> > > > they'll get the woman pictured), and have no women using his "radio". > > I think you under-estimate the intelligence of his audience ... > > What? I've got a date with her this Saturday night. (The model in the ad, > not Kat.) :) > > -=ck > "Programming in a state of Euphoria." > <a > href="http://www.cklester.com/euphoria/">http://www.cklester.com/euphoria/</a> Either Kat was right or CK is lying :P Although I disagree with what Kat said about it. First the picture of that woman will attract men's attention, so then they notice the radio part of it. I suppose if they'd put a picture of Chuck Norris there it might've had the same effect tho... ;) Jeremy
10. Re: Nexus Radio Review
- Posted by Jonas Temple <jtemple at yhti.net> Sep 28, 2006
- 642 views
Now for my $.02... I'm sure Nexus Radio is a fine product and this generalization in no way implies that it's not. But when I see that kind of ad it immediately makes me think "this company does not have the confidence in their own product to let the product sell itself, they have to resort to this kind of advertising to sell the product". This doesn't just apply to software, but to any type of product and I've seen this trend repeated hundreds of times. I will not normally buy a product from a company that engages in that kind of advertising. I also don't like ad campaigns that have pictures of happy, smiling people that are "posed". Have a Coke machine at your office? Does it have the picture of good looking, well dressed people in a meeting where they're all smiling and happy because they're driking a soda? That to me is disingenuous and implies "drink our soda and you'll be happy too". So, in a round-about way I agree with Kat. The "man" eye immediately is drawn to the ad, it leaves an impression. But what changes in a man after viewing the ad 10 times? 100 times? Where does it go from there? Jonas Temple http://www.yhti.net/~jktemple
11. Re: Nexus Radio Review
- Posted by Kenneth Rhodes <ken_rhodes30436 at yahoo.com> Sep 28, 2006
- 605 views
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12. Re: Nexus Radio Review
- Posted by C Bouzy <eucoder at hotmail.com> Sep 28, 2006
- 626 views
Hi Jonas, When companies release a new product, the main goal is to sell that product. There are very few products that sell themselves, and when you are launching a new product you have to use "pleasing" images to attract buyers. I am sure there will be both men and women who will not find our ad tasteful, but fortunately that will be a small percentage of people. The point of advertising is to appeal to the majority. The same way I do not develop software for operating systems lower than Win2000. There aren't enough Win98/Win ME users left to justify the extra development time. My point is Nexus Radio can be the best product of its type, but if we cannot grab the attention of potential buyers, then we are defeating our purpose. Putting a software box in a AD, and describing the features of the product will not grab the attention of the average reader. Lets be realistic, software is not exciting to most consumers. ----If you continue to do what you have always done, you will get what you have always gotten.----
13. Re: Nexus Radio Review
- Posted by Jonas Temple <jtemple at yhti.net> Sep 28, 2006
- 609 views
C Bouzy wrote: > > Hi Jonas, > > When companies release a new product, the main goal is to sell that product. > There are very few products that sell themselves, and when you are launching > a new product you have to use "pleasing" images to attract buyers. I certainly appreciate your viewpoint. I was really making broad statements about the state of advertising in general and the long-term effects that advertising of this nature has on our society. Now I certainly don't think that a married man, after seeing this picture once, would go out and seek to have an affair...but what happens when that man goes home and thinks "my wife doesn't look like that". Then that man sees other ads along the same lines. How many times would it take before he would yield to temptation? All in all, it seems like we're setting ourselves up to dissolve serious, committed relationships. Maybe not this year, maybe not this decade. I've seen your work and the software you produce certainly give us Euphorians a good name. Having never produced something at that level, I'm sure the challenge must be how to build preference for yor product with all the various competition I'm sure you must have. I would think the greater challenge would be how to advertise said product without using legs! Jonas Temple http://www.yhti.net/~jktemple
14. Re: Nexus Radio Review
- Posted by C Bouzy <eucoder at hotmail.com> Sep 29, 2006
- 674 views
Hi Jonas, I can only hope that society never reaches the point when men view sexy photos of women in advertisements, and use that as motivation to have affairs. ----If you continue to do what you have always done, you will get what you have always gotten.----
15. Re: Nexus Radio Review
- Posted by "Kat" <kat12 at coosahs.net> Sep 29, 2006
- 606 views
> > > posted by: C Bouzy <eucoder at hotmail.com> > > Hi Jonas, > > I can only hope that society never reaches the point when men view > sexy photos of women in advertisements, and use that as motivation to > have affairs. There is a show on PBS right now that addresses this! Basically, it says for those people who believe advertising (by companies, political groups, religions, etc), the ad does affect their self esteem, desires, and level of happiness. Kat