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From: pff@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Pablo Fernicola)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Will the Next sell?
Keywords: color RAM disk backup software exchange
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Date: 6 Dec 89 03:52:50 GMT
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In article <1753@unccvax.UUCP> cbenda@unccvax.UUCP (carl m benda) writes:
>
>How to distribute software.... hmmm that's simple just doit the
>same way that PC software is distributed, namely on 3.5 inch 
>PC diskettes readable by any PC 
>
>So, just distribute the NeXT programs on PC or Mac disks, then
>use ether net to copyit to your NeXT machine, whats the problem?
>
>/Carl
>cbenda@unccvax.uncc.edu

I have been told of two ways of distributing software currently in use:

1- They send you the optical disk.  Or you send _them_ the optical disk
   and they send it back with the software (for a lower price).  It seems
   that some allow you to send back the disk that they originally send you
   for a refund.

2- A software demo that can be converted into the full blown application
   by entering the right password.

Option 1 seems to work okay, but it would really work if the price of media
would go down.  Option 2 runs into the problem of distribution of the demo
programs.

Pablo
pff@beach.cis.ufl.edu
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