Comments on: Giveaway of the Day… Free Software and Games EVERY Day! http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/giveaway-of-the-day-every-day/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Linda Martin-Peoples http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/giveaway-of-the-day-every-day/#comment-169761 Linda Martin-Peoples Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:15:29 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/giveaway-of-the-day-every-day/#comment-169761 Thanks for sharing your experiences with us TT. ~Linda~ Thanks for sharing your experiences with us TT.
~Linda~

]]> By: Aibek http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/giveaway-of-the-day-every-day/#comment-169486 Aibek Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:10:59 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/giveaway-of-the-day-every-day/#comment-169486 Thanks for the feedback, I think you got pretty good point here. <em>"almost all the GOTD shareware offerings have freeware alternatives that are just as good or better."</em>. Totally Agree Aibek Thanks for the feedback, I think you got pretty good point here.

“almost all the GOTD shareware offerings have freeware alternatives that are just as good or better.”.

Totally Agree

Aibek

]]> By: TT http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/giveaway-of-the-day-every-day/#comment-169272 TT Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:26:08 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/giveaway-of-the-day-every-day/#comment-169272 I've been following the GOTD site for a few months now. While the concept seems to be a great idea and a real win-win, the implementation leaves a lot to be desired. First, almost all the GOTD shareware offerings have freeware alternatives that are just as good or better. Second, many of the offered packages were built by the vendor especially for GOTD (e.g., in order to allow them to be installed only during the one-day window with a limited license that can't be used later for technical support). GOTD users often encounter technical issues while installing these custom builds or later when the program tries to update itself to a newer version (future versions are not free, of course). And last, while a possible gem can be found on GOTD once every few weeks, most of the programs offered on GOTD just suck. They often lack proper documentation, some are unstable, some don't even support the latest operating systems, and since they are offered under the GOTD license, you can't get any technical support for any of the above. In summary, before installing a GOTD release, think twice if you really need the software, and do your research to make sure you can't just use an alternative that's free 24/7, not just for one day, and has an active community that can help you in case of problems. I’ve been following the GOTD site for a few months now. While the concept seems to be a great idea and a real win-win, the implementation leaves a lot to be desired.

First, almost all the GOTD shareware offerings have freeware alternatives that are just as good or better.

Second, many of the offered packages were built by the vendor especially for GOTD (e.g., in order to allow them to be installed only during the one-day window with a limited license that can’t be used later for technical support). GOTD users often encounter technical issues while installing these custom builds or later when the program tries to update itself to a newer version (future versions are not free, of course).

And last, while a possible gem can be found on GOTD once every few weeks, most of the programs offered on GOTD just suck. They often lack proper documentation, some are unstable, some don’t even support the latest operating systems, and since they are offered under the GOTD license, you can’t get any technical support for any of the above.

In summary, before installing a GOTD release, think twice if you really need the software, and do your research to make sure you can’t just use an alternative that’s free 24/7, not just for one day, and has an active community that can help you in case of problems.

]]> By: Aibek http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/giveaway-of-the-day-every-day/#comment-169207 Aibek Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:48:45 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/giveaway-of-the-day-every-day/#comment-169207 Yes, most of their programs are shareware but each newly added program is absolutely free for the first 24 hours. Yes, most of their programs are shareware but each newly added program is absolutely free for the first 24 hours.

]]> By: Rick http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/giveaway-of-the-day-every-day/#comment-169203 Rick Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:26:00 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/giveaway-of-the-day-every-day/#comment-169203 Most of their programs are SHAREWARE not freeware. Most of their programs are SHAREWARE not freeware.

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