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40hz:
Regarding WhiteSmoke's methods, well, I assume the people behind WhiteSmoke are Russians... even if their address is in America... You may take it from there/here...
-Curt (December 20, 2010, 03:42 AM)
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@Curt: Umm...ok...
We've got pretty much all Russian/Lithuanian on my father's side of the family, so I guess I know what you mean.
Old Russian proverb: They'll hang a thief for stealing pennies; but appoint him to high office if he steals a fortune. :P
Curt:
Friday 02. September 2011:
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/whitesmoke-2011/
The program is available for $ 249.95, but it will be free for our visitors as a time-limited offer.
Giveaway of the Day - free licensed software daily. WhiteSmoke 2011 - The WhiteSmoke 2011 is an all-in-one, hybrid solution for English writing, providing a convenient and easy to use writing tool that works directly from any text-based application.-Giveawayoftheday
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Curt:
WhiteSmoke and Babylon may very well be owned by the same people. At the same time they both offered lifetime licenses, and then kept quiet! I will be surprised if we ever hear from either of them again.
Diegoz:
I think they need to eat their own dog food.-tinjaw (February 23, 2009, 02:40 PM)
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I agree.
Look, I consider my duty to warm you all about this company. Just as an example, here you have the kind words from a representative when I kindly requested information about the update prices (using their unsolicited pop-up chat):
* Me: No XXXX. The product price range is above my expectations (I got it very cheap).
* Me: Anyhow, thanks XXXX. I have to leave.
* Representative: My name is YYYY, and you purchased a 1 year license for $125.00 (Yes, I made a slight mistake with his name)
* Representative: Thanks for being a colossal waste of time
After that, he closed the chat session.
So, in his opinion, I'm a colossal waste of time!!!. Just for 5 minutes of his time. Incredible.
He only wanted to make the sale and thought that I should be stupid. BTW: The update offer "as a gesture of good will" was higher that the listed price.
In addition to this:
- They use to spam.
- I have serious doubts about feature improvements but have to update to use a software I paid for $125.
I have informed them about my intentions to prevent people from using their software.
That's my experience as a customer and my advice.
All the best
IainB:
"White Smoke" as in "Marketing Puff"?
Try this superb tool as a possible alternative.
You can have a free trial and they can be incredibly helpful if you want to extend the trial: Pathagoras
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