tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398250293312747643.post2811341341365169922..comments2024-01-04T02:15:58.834-05:00Comments on Matt's Musings: Fast, cheap, good - choose sixMatt Kellandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544385872579718596noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398250293312747643.post-13618977708835130352009-11-29T14:18:18.360-05:002009-11-29T14:18:18.360-05:00Heh. I've just been told by a 'customer...Heh. I've just been told by a 'customer' that "by withholding Moviestorm from people who don't want to pay, you're setting yourself up as a totalitarian censor of art and gagging artists whose views you disagree with." (Just to clarify, he actually meant me personally, not the company.) He went on to say that "free software is a human right, and Moviestorm should be giving money to artists to help them create movies, not taking money from them and stifling their creativity." <br /><br />Tell you what, chum, go and spray that sentiment on a wall someplace. And then complain that by making you pay for the paint, the paint company are censoring you too. Yeah, they should GIVE you the paint so you can express your views. Nah, hell, they should PAY you for using their product. Fascists! <br /><br />That was rapidly followed by a message from a user asking me how to hack the DRM on Moviestorm. His view was - and I quote - "I don't pay for any other software, I just torrent it, but this doesn't work with Moviestorm, so please tell me how I can get it free. Thanks."<br /><br />Yup, the mentality of "I demand everything free" really is deeply ingrained when someone seriously expects a company to help them avoid paying for their product. "I normally steal whatever I want, but you have a good security system in place. Please will you tell me how to circumvent your security systems so I can steal from you too?"Matt Kellandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04544385872579718596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398250293312747643.post-946075481668598062009-09-11T00:55:24.518-04:002009-09-11T00:55:24.518-04:00I believe in the free "trial" version. N...I believe in the free "trial" version. No time limit, but fewer features. If people think it's useful enough, they'll probably pay for a full version. If not, they can't complain, because they still get a free version.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683678103614332091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398250293312747643.post-70811104652409727022009-07-11T07:39:20.760-04:002009-07-11T07:39:20.760-04:00Interesting to look at longer term psychology and ...Interesting to look at longer term psychology and economics of selling cutting-edge-but-productized consumer software products and services in the context of the old chestnut "any 2 of FCG", which I think is more usually applied to new software to meet relatively unique needs, often of a business. Your "any six" point is certainly well-made.<br /><br />But I can't really choose "cheap and good" for an area like commercial machinima tools, can I? Even if I'm prepared to wait, no-one is working on such a proposition. The product is so young and necessarily evolves so quickly that right now everyone supplying it has to pick "fast" of one of their three.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398250293312747643.post-82652080649475703152009-07-10T00:38:01.340-04:002009-07-10T00:38:01.340-04:00i've been saying this for YEARS! everything ca...i've been saying this for YEARS! everything can't be free all the time, and for people who keep saying it can/should/must be, i just ask them: "well, why aren't YOU working for free, then".Tari Akpodietehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03450521271482667974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398250293312747643.post-64768968278914250052009-07-09T14:26:12.987-04:002009-07-09T14:26:12.987-04:00"As more and more people have more free time,..."As more and more people have more free time, they have to work less to feed and house their families." What? The only people who have more free time are the ones who have no jobs. Everyone else, everywhere in the world, is spending more of their time working.<br /><br />"The cost of hosting them is balanced by the revenues from advertising." Sometimes. Most Web sites make back a fraction of the costs from advertising. <br /><br />"Opensource software and creative content media are free" - only because the creators donate their time. Sadly, donating your time doesn't pay the mortgage or feed the family.<br /><br />Sure, you can have free stuff. But expect it to be things that people knock up in their spare time once they've done their day jobs.Matt Kellandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04544385872579718596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398250293312747643.post-35400206015686579072009-07-09T14:08:50.170-04:002009-07-09T14:08:50.170-04:00Oh, I know flamebate when I see it! Opensource sof...Oh, I know flamebate when I see it! Opensource software and creative content media are free - the cost of hosting them is balanced by the revenues from advertising.<br /><br />As more and more people have more free time, they have to work less to feed and house their families. Time is becoming free. Expensive soft-content can't work because it is trying to compete with the open world. Paid for facebook or youtube == fail?<br /><br />The thing that doesn't seem to be free is innovation.twakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04403836565804589670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398250293312747643.post-5001797183219626132009-07-09T06:16:00.369-04:002009-07-09T06:16:00.369-04:00Couldn't agree with you more.
Vimeo are making...Couldn't agree with you more.<br />Vimeo are making a slight change for free users, they are removing the original file after a week, and some people's outrage defies belief. One guy claimed they were infringing his basic human rights!<br /><br />Remember when Skype crashed for a few days? People were complaining that they couldn't talk to friends all over the world for free anymore.<br /><br />And there's the rub I feel. Kids IM each other for free, watch anything on YouTube for free, D/L movies & TV shows, illegally in many cases, for free.<br />Some people think it's a right – they don't care who's paying, as long as it's not them.Norriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219700959387054360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398250293312747643.post-84742701993300294852009-07-08T21:24:13.438-04:002009-07-08T21:24:13.438-04:00Amen, brother. Amen.Amen, brother. Amen.Overmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387097407119598439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398250293312747643.post-24862305438743486422009-07-08T19:23:51.853-04:002009-07-08T19:23:51.853-04:00For the avoidance of doubt - this is a personal bl...For the avoidance of doubt - this is a personal blog, and represents my own views, not those of my company.Matt Kellandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04544385872579718596noreply@blogger.com