Re: Newsgroup suggestions - for moderators

From: kmgraphiks@aol.com (KMGraphiks)

Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000

> > I admire VGA Planets. Any program that has continued to grow in use
> > over the period of time it has been about is a well-supported product.
> > But once again, you're talking about the difference between commercial
> > and free games. There will always be a difference between the two, and
>
>There's also an important consideration for the author. Since he released it
>as shareware, with (presumably) no update charges, eventually there's going
>to be no more money coming in from it, but still people demanding bug-fixes
>etc.

I believe he's gotten some additional money from tie-ins. There are some
third-party add-ons that he endorses which may give him a cut of their
registration fees. Also, he published and sold a fine set of illustrated
reference guides and a nice subscription newsletter for awhile. Now he is
getting closer to releasing version 4.0 of the game which has thousands of
people lining up to send him money again.

Ken Mitchell
Ken Mitchell Graphics
The PBM Report
http://www.tightbeam.com/pbm-report

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Re: Newsgroup suggestions - for moderators
paul@nospam.demon.co.uk (Paul Walker)
Tue, 29 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000