I recently wrote about bad reviews, with software in mind. This refers not to reviews with negative evaluations, but those which have no value, due to reviewer prostitution, reviewer laziness, reviewer stupidity.
Shortly after posting that blog, I ran across one about inflated or meaningless “awards”, such as on software download sites. It is both amusing and educational. See “The software awards scam” by software developer Andy Brice.
I also was impressed by Andy’s “Selling your software in retail stores (all that glitters is not gold)“. This clarifies some reasons that a web purchase of software can provide better value than store bought, for both the buyer and the seller.
Copyright 2008 by Donald A. Miller, PhD / SoftWareProgs.com,
See “S/W Store” and “Specials, Limited” for good deals on software.
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