Subj : Re: Forced registration in Whistler To : Geo. From : Adam Flinton Date : Fri Mar 30 2001 03:21 am From: "Adam Flinton" "Geo." wrote in message news:3ac28fcf$1@w3.nls.net... > "Adam Flinton" wrote in message > news:3ac1b438@w3.nls.net... > > > > I'd install the software but before I could get to the point where I enter > my registration number it would inform me that the demo had expired (even > though it's not supposed to be demo software that I paid for). So I set my > clock back 2 years, installed, entered reg number, set clock right and it's > installed and functional. > Roll on Whistler..... > Friggin idiots, I can't believe they build these timebombs into the for pay > versions. So I decided I'm not letting them off the hook until they solve > the problem. As far as I'm concerned, it's not installed and I'm still > beating on them to fix the damn thing. And they have a real problem, because > the version I have is old and they aren't allowed to sell certain parts of > it anymore so they can't fix the code. > Hey it's their software....consider yourself lucky to have paid them..... > If they don't come up with the clock idea, this is gonna cost them an > upgrade. (hell it cost me 4 hours) > My point exactly. How much is your time worth? I would guess a reasonable figure would be the US equiv of UKœ50 per hour. As such you've "spent" about UKœ200 on this. How much did the s/w cost? Bill em. Then see what happens. Adam --- BBBS/NT v4.00 MP * Origin: Barktopia Gating Project http://HarborWebs.com:8081 (1:379/45) .