Re: registration procedure sucks

In article <xn0f4rhv125tnli000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Bruce McGee
says...

Well, CodeGear is going to
need convincing arguments.

ime such things rarely carry any weight with CodeGear.


Convincing to them, not just to you or me.

Problem: They are not you or me. They don't suffer from activation
even if they don't actually get the benefit that they feel they get from
it.


Remember, from their point of view, they're protecting themselves from
casual piracy and tracking usage.

Exactly - something that by definition they cannot actually prove or do
(respectively).

So how precisely are we supposed to come up convincing arguments?

We can offer any number of real world problems that activation causes
any number of real customers, but as long as they cling to some notion
that there is some unknown, unmeasurable number of pirates out there
using unlicensed product to CodeGears great disadvantage, they won't do
diddly about it.


One might just as well try and convince someone who believes in the
Easter Bunny that Cadbury makes the better chocolate.


What are your specific concerns and (realistic) suggestions? Have you
sent them to CodeGear (and not just in non-tech)? Are you willing to?

No, since the reaction to such opinions (not just mine) from those in
this NG who ultimately are the decision makers (how-so-ever such
sugestions might reach them) makes it quite plain that there would be no
point.

To spend time doing that would absolutely be a waste of time.


If the activation won't be removed, what kind of compromise can you
live with?

Easy - I don't buy CG products.

For me that will mean sticking with D7 (still subject to activation but
is at least "free" as far as on-going use is concerned). If/when D7
runs out of steam, competitors alternatives will be considered in
preference to CodeGears offering at the time.


Look at Microsoft. First there's mandatory activation in
XP and then WGA (oh joy!), which is getting worse with each version,
and even MS Office needs to be activated now. What's next? Will the
next version of Visual Studio need to be activated?

Diversion and not relevant.

It's CodeGears activation policies we're talking about, not Microsoft.

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Jolyon Smith
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