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From: scott@kong.gatech.edu (Scott Coulter)
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Subject: Re: A better reminder/cripple? (Was Re: Shareware is junk)
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Date: 3 May 91 19:50:56 GMT
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In article <1680@babcock.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu> pac@babcock.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu (Michael Packer) writes:
>> Another idea I have been kicking around is to release a fully functional 
>> version, but give people something extra if they register.
>
>this is the same thing...crippled means some functions do not work...your just
>rearranging the words...  "xxxx is only available to registered users"
>			   "registers users get xxxxx"
>same thing :)

I think there is an implied difference of intention here.  In other words,
the features which are available to registered users should be special
extras, not key features of the program.  For instance, with a word processor,
omitting the "Save File" function would be crippling it, whereas offering a
built-in spell-checker to registered users would be an extra feature.

Scott D. Coulter				"Nose against the grindstone,
scott@cc.gatech.edu				 it feels real good; watch out!
Georgia Tech Software Research Center		 it's Dog Eat Dog..."   Weird Al