Comments on: CodeWeaver gives away 650,000 copies of CrossOver, cancels program

By: Howard

Howard — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:55:31 +0000

@Ron P: Indeed!

By: Ron P

Ron P — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:44:26 +0000

@ Howard
I knew I was the recipient. Glad you got a chuckle

Like they say, It is better to need and have an item that you obtained for free, then to want an item and not have it, AND KNOW IT WAS AVAILABLE A WHILE BACK FOR FREE!!
Now that is a Killer!

By: Howard

Howard — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:36:21 +0000

@Ron P: My apologies, my comment was directed at you.

By: Howard

Howard — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:33:06 +0000

@Raphael Salgado:
> But my point is that the “Free” mentality is ever so prevalent in the computer market and I wonder how many have grabbed these downloads and will never use them or have no need?

I laughed as I read this, not because it’s funny, but because it’s *so* true. The second I heard about the giveaway I immediately went and downloaded both Mac versions and both Linux versions. Given that my laptop is running Ubuntu as it’s one and only OS, I think I may be one of the folks to actually give the software a run throught it’s paces.

So, it is something about when people hear the word ‘free’, or is it that computer users just hate to pay for software? I wonder.

By: Ron P

Ron P — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:13:48 +0000

Well Im glad I got mine. Now I just need a MAC. LOL. Before anyone cries abuse, I have a MacBook I will install it on. But my point is that the “Free” mentality is ever so prevalent in the computer market and I wonder how many have grabbed these downloads and will never use them or have no need? While they can claim a loss of $45 million, but of that loss, I wonder how many of these copies would never have been sold? Some interesting points to ponder I think. May very well have been a brilliant marketing scheme, and I bet there is a brand new release around the corner.
But I thank them for a very generous offer regardless.

By: Raphael Salgado

Raphael Salgado — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:31:57 +0000

I’d definitely pay for an updated version of this program once it’s available. So much nicer than having to fire up a virtual machine or reboot into a Windows partition on my Mac.

Thanks, CodeWeavers. Next time, perhaps you should have a limited-download available.

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:46:05 +0000

I just hope they don’t get overwhelmed by support requests from people who now will be expecting their free support – I figure the idea is that if you truly enjoy the program you’ll buy another copy or get a friend to pick it up.

So far, I got it installed on my MacBook and the only thing I tried so far was installing mIRC, which works even though they don’t claim full support for it. I was surprised to see it running so smoothly and use apparently less resources than Colloquy.

Haven’t tried any games yet, but this seems like another great alternative to Parallels.

By: David

David — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:29:41 +0000

The version you downloaded is fully unlocked.

Also, I wonder what their revenue stream will look like cause of this…

650,000 free giveaways may translate into many more repeat customers down the road. Who knows?

By: Chris Bulow

Chris Bulow — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:00:23 +0000

I downloaded it, installed it (although not actually fired up any Windows apps yet) all without any licence code being asked for…

By: Rick Huizinga

Rick Huizinga — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:48:45 +0000

I still haven’t received the e-mail with my license code. I hope they are only cancelling future downloads vs. not living up to their previous commitments.