Author: Sandro Necchi
Date: 11:43:41 09/26/05
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On September 26, 2005 at 14:37:17, Uri Blass wrote: >On September 26, 2005 at 14:33:33, Sandro Necchi wrote: > >>On September 26, 2005 at 14:24:39, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On September 26, 2005 at 14:17:16, Sandro Necchi wrote: >>> >>>>On September 26, 2005 at 13:49:50, Uri Blass wrote: >>>> >>>>>On September 26, 2005 at 13:29:43, Joachim Rang wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On September 26, 2005 at 13:05:01, Gabor Szots wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>I read with astonishment that I must submit a "fingerprint" of my computer if I >>>>>>>want to obtain a personal licence code for Fruit. Does this really mean that I >>>>>>>can't use it on 2 computers? Of the commercials I have Shredder, Gandalf, Deep >>>>>>>Sjeng and Ruffian, and I have installed all of them on 2 machines. And I did not >>>>>>>have to pay twice. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Gábor >>>>>> >>>>>>Okay we expected a turmoil. ;-) You will be able to use it on two or more >>>>>>machines. Just submit your Hardware Fingerprint of each of your systems. There >>>>>>is no hard-limit but it should be clear that one license isn't meant for a >>>>>>10-machine-farm. Two or three are okay though. If you move to a new computer >>>>>>after some time you will get a new key for your new computer as well. >>>>>> >>>>>>We decided for activation since the market for pure playing strength is so small >>>>>>and selling Fruit only to a fraction of the actual user base won't yield in a >>>>>>significant turnover to support Fabien. >>>>>> >>>>>>Perhaps I should clarify that on the website more prominent (although it is in >>>>>>the Support-Area). But we don't want to invite key sharers frankly. >>>>>> >>>>>>I hope for your understanding. >>>>>> >>>>>>kind regards >>>>>> >>>>>>Joachim Rang >>>>> >>>>>I clearly understand it. >>>>>It seems that fabien is smarter than SMK not only in programming but also in >>>>>making money and I guess that SMK could earn more money in case of using that >>>>>idea. >>>> >>>>No, in the past several people complained about not being able to move the >>>>program from one computer to another as the agreement is to use it only on one >>>>computer at time not to restrict it to one selected computer on a specific hard >>>>disk and so on. Even Microsoft did not went on with this as it would not have >>>>been accepted. >>> >>>It is possible to use Fruit in more than one computer and get different keys for >>>both computers based on the explanation so the situation is not similiar >>>to what you describe. >> >>Well, not exactly: >> >>if you have to pay for every key you will pay more and it will cost you anytime >>you move it from one hardisk or computer to another for any reason. > >You do not have to pay for every key. >You pay once for fruit and tell them by email finger print of the hardwares that >you can install it. > >If you use it in 3 different hardwares there is no problem. >10 different hardwares is a problem. OK, but still if later on the seller do not provide the service anymore or wants to change the conditions to get extra keys one ends up without having the possibility to use the program anymore or paying extra (theorical possibility), so this is definitively an handicap for the buyers. > >Uri Sandro
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