Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on July 25, 2002 12:36 AM
I'm not so sure about that. I can think of two instances where there is a great windows app with no real competitor on Linux as far as features and functionality.
Take Agent. If you've ever used the full features of Agent, you know that Pan comes in a far second as far as features and usability. And Agent is only $30 and upgrades with each major version are free. I'd be more than happy to pay $40 for a Windows and Linux version of Agent, but it probably won't happen.
I have also yet to see a really good mp3 organizer for Linux. MP3Observer is probably the best Windows organizer I've seen so far. There's nothing on Linux that comes close.
So there are two areas where there's an existing windows app that is good, cheap and has no alternative on linux.
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Re:The real problem with Shareware on Linux
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on July 25, 2002 12:36 AMTake Agent. If you've ever used the full features of Agent, you know that Pan comes in a far second as far as features and usability. And Agent is only $30 and upgrades with each major version are free. I'd be more than happy to pay $40 for a Windows and Linux version of Agent, but it probably won't happen.
I have also yet to see a really good mp3 organizer for Linux. MP3Observer is probably the best Windows organizer I've seen so far. There's nothing on Linux that comes close.
So there are two areas where there's an existing windows app that is good, cheap and has no alternative on linux.
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