Author: Sandro Necchi
Date: 11:59:02 09/26/05
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On September 26, 2005 at 14:43:16, Dann Corbit wrote: >On September 26, 2005 at 14:36:24, Sandro Necchi wrote: > >>On September 26, 2005 at 14:31:47, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On September 26, 2005 at 14:19:31, Paolo Casaschi wrote: >>> >>>>>So what is the problem? >>>>>They do not use 10 computers and there is no problem in getting 3 keys today and >>>>>another key later when you change your computer. >>>>> >>>> >>>>Not sure I get you here. >>>>Do you mean I would get the new key for free when I change my PC or am I >>>>supposed to pay for it? >>>> >>>>--Paolo >>> >>>1)You do not need to get a new key every time you change your PC >>>2)You may get a new key for free if you do not need it too often. >>> >>>It is not defined but it is clear that using it in 3 computers are OK and I >>>think that it is also clear that if after 6 months you need a 4th key there will >>>be no problem with it. >>> >>>Here is what is written in the support page about it: >>> >>>Question: Do I need to ask for a new key every time I change my hardware? >>> >>>Answer: No. Up to 4 changes on your current hardware are withoug effect (new >>>hard-disk, more RAM, new processor etc.). Also changing or reinstalling the >>>Operating system should not invalidate your key. If you change more then 4 times >>>something on your hardware please send us your new hardware fingerprint and we >>>will send you your new key. >> >>This is not new at all as we have seen it in many application programs, but the >>customer hate this system and lately no one is using it anymore. > >Long ago, the company I work for now used that scheme (tie the product to >physical properties of the machine). Unfortunately it caused great problems >when they changed hardware. A production application that used to work would >suddenly fail when they got new hardware. For a case like that, it simply >cannot be used. I am very sure that the cost in technical support was far >greater than any savings from piracy that we might have achieved. A more >flexible license mechanism worked much better for us. But our situation is very >different. I expect that we may see fruit licensed under different schemes. >Quite likely, it will show up in other areas like (for instance) an engine under >ChessAssistant or something like that in the future. When distributed in that >way, it may have a different license mechanism. Or they may change the license >mechanism if it causes too many problems. I am guessing that they will change >it. Imagine if you have 10,000 customers. Every year 4000 of them are going to >completely change their hardware. Now expand it to 50,000 customers. In other >words, if they become very successful, they will generate a problem that is >impossible to deal with. Nice post...full of experience...I do agree at all with you. Sandro
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