It's already given away. That is how I got a chance to try out the trial version before I bought it.
The second part that helped my decision was the opportunity to ask a few questions on the forum.
Both are encouragements to buy the full featured program.
Giving away fully functioning copies would be suicide. I could easily pirate software once I source
a free fully functioning copy.
Judging by the continued growth and interest, it looks optimized, to me.
~CS
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2016 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: AFL library
I am a long time (over eleven years) registered and paying user of AB. And I strongly disagree. AB should NOT remove unregistered users from the forum.
Why? Because all groups, in order to stay alive, need New members. I guess that most people who try the 30day free trial, give up without purchasing AB. Perhaps a few of those will still check the forum from time to time. And will eventually sign up.
Better Yet: My personal opinion is that TJ, and many other software authors, are a too restrictive with their free trials. Instead they might invoke a marketing model which I call "Drugs on the School Yard". I call it that because we all know how that works. Give away the drug until the user is addicted. Then start charging for it.
Of coarse some users will take longer to get addicted than others. As for AB, with its steep learning curve, I would guess three to six months with no restrictions whatsoever, would hook 90% of real users. Where the present model probably would hook less than half the number. So what if millions of non addicts used the program for free for six months -- AB hasn't lost a thing.
Yes, there is some Optimum combination of what to give away and for how long. I just can't believe AB's model is anywhere near optimum.
My two cents,
-- Keith
On 5/14/2016 2:51 PM, meanomalist@yahoo.com [amibroker] wrote:
And I would wonder the same thing.
TJ, I strongly believe that Marcin or yourself has to do a housekeeping of knocking out unregistered users from the Forum. They simply do not deserve to be here.
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