Re: serialize software

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Unkmar and cklester wrote:

> > It's not that big a deal, actually. We have thousands of clients and
> > most of them upgrade. It's just a matter of reinstalling the software
> > with us on the phone.
> 
> The company I mention is only reachable 1 day a week.  Thursday.

Well, that's horribly lame and I understand your plight a little better. :)

> > Since when does anybody move software from computer to computer on such
> > a periodic basis as to make this intolerable?! Besides software pirates,
> > I mean.
> 
> Let's assume he has computers with 3 legit copies.  Which he does.
> Just so happens that all 3 copies are different versions.  For obvious
> reasons.
> He buys a computer so he puts a new copy on it.

With us, you call and we get you uninstalled, which provides us with a
confirmation of uninstall. Then, go to the new PC and reinstall. BAM!

With this new Euphoria program I've written, it takes a mere seconds to
do all this. Once I have it interfacing with the database, it might even
become humanless. =8^O

> >> Infuriating:  Can't replace or upgrade his computer.
> > I doubt this is true. A call to the software maker should get him
> > reinstalled quickly and easily. That's how it works with us, at least.
> Yes it does.  On any Thursday.  Heaven forbidden his computer to
> crash on a Friday. He would have to wait an entire week for that
> software to be running again.

Yeah, that does stink a bit. :/

-=ck
"Programming in a state of EUPHORIA."
http://www.cklester.com/euphoria/

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