Re: Handango forces developers to remove trial versions - or customize them!

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From: Joint_Sense (developer_at_jointsense.com.hk)
Date: 01/17/05 

Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:10:36 +0800

> but selling less app ALWAYS equal making less money (for them), it's a
> simple equation!

Actually selling fewer apps does not always equal to making less money. For
example,

(1) If a developer puts large files on the distributor's site
(2) If a developer puts small files on the distributor's site but generates
a lot of traffic

Either way requires lots of bandwidth, and blocking other potential buyers
to access the site. Removing the the developer's application will mean
selling less apps for that developer, but an overall larger profit for the
distributor.

> and all their gimmic trying to make the customer believe that the only
> vendor available is handango

Now that everybody have access to search engines, it is unlikely that a
customer will stick with just one vendor. Customers will probably look
around on the Internet.

Have you complain to Handango yet? What is their response? 

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>
> and again, we are NOT trying to do deals directly and bypass them.  that's
> the entire point!!! we want to continue going through handango whenever
> possible, but they make it very difficult.
>
> and all their gimmic trying to make the customer believe that the only
> vendor available is handango, i don't think is the best way to get 
> customer
> confidence. there are better way.  like provide a better service, a better
> catalog, a simpler or more convenient way to do business, etc. then
> customers will naturally come at them to purchase application.
>
>

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