Why did WinRAR Unplugged (portable Winrar version) get discontinued?

[superboyac]

Anyone have any information about why the portable version of winrar got discontinued?

[Renegade]

I'm not very surprised.

I've met Burak - the fellow who runs WinRar - and he struck me as a smart business fellow.

The compression market is one of the most crowded and most competitive out there. You have to be borderline insane to want to get into it. Last I checked, the typical broad keywords you need to turn up in a search are more competitive than broad porn keywords. Literally. It is THAT competitive.

[superboyac]

I'm not very surprised.

I've met Burak - the fellow who runs WinRar - and he struck me as a smart business fellow.

The compression market is one of the most crowded and most competitive out there. You have to be borderline insane to want to get into it. Last I checked, the typical broad keywords you need to turn up in a search are more competitive than broad porn keywords. Literally. It is THAT competitive.

-Renegade (January 24, 2013, 08:08 PM)

So you're saying the portable version made it too easy to pirate?
Since you know the guy, any info about why they have two very different websites for the same product? 

[Renegade]

Since you know the guy, any info about why they have two very different websites for the same product? 

-superboyac (January 24, 2013, 09:17 PM)

I'm not exactly sure, but Burak told me that they had a hard time and failed to get winrar.com as some fellow was squatting on it.

[superboyac]

Since you know the guy, any info about why they have two very different websites for the same product? 

-superboyac (January 24, 2013, 09:17 PM)

I'm not exactly sure, but Burak told me that they had a hard time and failed to get winrar.com as some fellow was squatting on it.

-Renegade (January 24, 2013, 09:19 PM)

Oh ok.  DOn't know why, but that little question has been nagging me for years!  so ocd.

[superboyac]

Since you know the guy, any info about why they have two very different websites for the same product? 

-superboyac (January 24, 2013, 09:17 PM)

I'm not exactly sure, but Burak told me that they had a hard time and failed to get winrar.com as some fellow was squatting on it.

-Renegade (January 24, 2013, 09:19 PM)

by the way, i love the image of you hanging out with the winrar dude.
this world, and the people in it, so wacky and weird.  if i can figure out how to capture this image in a cartoon, i will do it.   

[Renegade]

^^ For a moment there, I thought you had a picture of Burak and me. I don't.

I do have lots of pictures from SIC 2010 here though:

http://renegademinds...yID/199/Default.aspx
http://renegademinds...yID/200/Default.aspx
http://renegademinds...yID/201/Default.aspx

While many people probably won't recognize the faces, they'd surely recognize the brands. Nico and Roger from Bits du Jour are in a few there. Emura from EmEditor is in another. Greg from Tucows. A bunch of people from Digital River. (I'm the one with the Mohawk haircut. )

[f0dder]

I've met Burak - the fellow who runs WinRar - and he struck me as a smart business fellow.

-Renegade (January 24, 2013, 08:08 PM)

Alexander is no longer in the game?

[wraith808]

I do have lots of pictures from SIC 2010 here though:

-Renegade (January 25, 2013, 01:49 AM)

Oh... the comments on those pages!  Wow... 

[Renegade]

I've met Burak - the fellow who runs WinRar - and he struck me as a smart business fellow.

-Renegade (January 24, 2013, 08:08 PM)

Alexander is no longer in the game?

-f0dder (January 25, 2013, 01:04 PM)

I really don't know. I've never met him. IIRC (could be wrong) I thought he sold it... Dunno. It's been a long time.