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Originally posted by notjoe
I can go out and buy a shirt, or shoes, or pants and if i dont like them tomorrow i can bring them back. If i order food i dont like i can send it back.
So, if i dont like the software i buy why the hell cant i return it? If stores changed their return policy so that you COULD return software that doesnt quite suit your needs (just like i can return a shirt i dont like) you're fucking right I'll try before i buy.
Same thing with PS2 Games.. You know how many games i have sitting here that i bought because they looked cool on the package only to play them and find out they're just a fraction of what the box hypes them up to be. Now they sit here and are 50-70 Beer Coasters (i dont play them anyways).
Sure, i could then sell the software i buy but at what cost? Getting a 3rd of what i paid for it? fuck that too
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Yeah I like to 'try before I buy' too, ever heard of ShareWare?
It is the industries' response to this exact problem. Until (it will never happen) they find a way to make it impossible to copy software (and PS games) a "try before you buy" return policy is the same as giving there shit away for free.
One thing I stubmled across the other day that I think is great:
http://globalscape.com/downloads/
You can buy a "one day pass" to use their software for 99 cents. Innovative shit, I hope it makes 'em some money.
