holland@mips.csc.ti.com (Fred Hollander) (01/06/88)
I'd like to know how successful the shareware system is. Are users paying the nominal fee for useful software? It seems that the fees are so insignificant compared to the cost of users' computer systems (and commercial software) that most people would cooperate. Realistically, there are some people that take advantage of honor systems. The results should be very interesting if enough people respond. Please mail responses to me - I will summarize to the net! Please use a separate block for each title. Users' responses will remain confidential! Authors' responses will be treated confidentially if requested. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Author: 1. Software Title/Description 2. Author 3. Compatible Computer Systems 4. Suggested Shareware Fee 5. Number of Copies Sold 6. Average Fee Received ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ User: 1. Software Title/Description 2. Author 3. Computer System Used 4. Suggested Shareware Fee 5. Usefullness (lowest 1..5 highest) 6. Amount Paid (or reason for not paying) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for your time, Fred Hollander Computer Science Center Texas Instruments, Inc. The above statements are my own and not representative of Texas Instruments.