GRRRRRR!!!!!!!

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rackaam
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GRRRRRR!!!!!!!

Post by rackaam »

BLOODY HELL!!!!!!!!

EACH TIME I UPDATE MY BTP SOFT I HAVE A PROB. WITH MY LICENSE KEY.
AND I CAN'T GET NEW ONE.
:x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x
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How do other software vendors handle this issue?

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Aside from BTP purchased last October, I can't recall buying any software on-line for several years; in those instances, which were few, I just downloaded the program which I then saved to CD and can therefore easily reinstall the program if I change computers or hard drives. I don't know if the promo material for BTP explains that they do it differently -- perhaps I just missed it -- but I was both surprised and a bit disappointed (concerned? annoyed?) when I discovered the methods that are employed; I don't give software away or use it on more than one computer at a time, but unfortuantely other people do and piracy is a real problem, so I've just accepted this as the new way things will probably be. But just out of curiosity, how do the other brewing software companies handle this issue? I guess I wouldn't have near the concerns if it were setup so that a purchaser could have five downloads that could be triggered by the owner's password rather than some license key issued by BTP; this seems to be a frequent problem occurrence for users.

Glad to see a post here; besides the occasional spam, this forum seems to have just about died. Very little traffic anymore, which doesn't inspire a lot of confidence in me re the future of BTP.

Cheers.

Bill Velek
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