Re: serialize software
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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