Comments on: It’s hard out here for a weasel http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/ The Omni Mouth: standing outside your bedroom window playing \"In Your Eyes\" since 2006. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:55:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Nigel http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-42419 Nigel Mon, 19 Mar 2007 06:10:50 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-42419 I personally really appreciate the one day license keys for your products. It has let me try out OmniGraffle on numerous occasions. I would never have been able to find out all it was capable of without the day trial keys. It let me use it for small diagrams I would not have purchased OG for anyway, but now the first thing I will do when a big project comes along is purchase OG. I personally really appreciate the one day license keys for your products. It has let me try out OmniGraffle on numerous occasions. I would never have been able to find out all it was capable of without the day trial keys. It let me use it for small diagrams I would not have purchased OG for anyway, but now the first thing I will do when a big project comes along is purchase OG.

]]> By: Hamish http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-40091 Hamish Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:40:08 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-40091 So what I mean by the above post, get your prospective customers on the hook so they become dependent on you. That way they become paying customers. The MacHeist (and MacSanta for that matter) events late 2006 were interesting. Cheap versions of shareware, but I might just pay the upgrade price... So what I mean by the above post, get your prospective customers on the hook so they become dependent on you. That way they become paying customers.

The MacHeist (and MacSanta for that matter) events late 2006 were interesting. Cheap versions of shareware, but I might just pay the upgrade price…

]]> By: Hamish http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-40089 Hamish Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:38:26 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-40089 From Tom Lehrer.... When the shades of night are falling Comes a fellow everyone knows It's the old dope peddler Spreading joy wherever he goes Ev'ry evening you will find him Around our neighborhood It's the old dope peddler Doing well by doing good He gives the kids free samples Because he knows full well That today's young innocent faces Will be tomorrow's clientele Here's a cure for all your troubles Here's an end to all distress It's the old dope peddler With his powdered happiness From Tom Lehrer….

When the shades of night are falling
Comes a fellow everyone knows
It’s the old dope peddler
Spreading joy wherever he goes

Ev’ry evening you will find him
Around our neighborhood
It’s the old dope peddler
Doing well by doing good

He gives the kids free samples
Because he knows full well
That today’s young innocent faces
Will be tomorrow’s clientele

Here’s a cure for all your troubles
Here’s an end to all distress
It’s the old dope peddler
With his powdered happiness

]]> By: frelkins http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-39461 frelkins Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:56:57 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-39461 i'm getting tired of owning software. forgive me. i'd rather pay you say 200 bucks a year or something and subscribe/lease all the omni stuff i need in whatever combo i need. download the parts i need to use offline (that then connect back to an online store) and juse use the tools i need when or if i need 'em, instead of buying a huge piece for one project that i won't touch again until another huge project. in short, i want a sort of software-as-a-service model. gimme a 30-days download trial demo of whatever, and then just lemme lease the entire "suite" as i use/need/require whatever parts of it. i’m getting tired of owning software. forgive me.

i’d rather pay you say 200 bucks a year or something and subscribe/lease all the omni stuff i need in whatever combo i need.

download the parts i need to use offline (that then connect back to an online store) and juse use the tools i need when or if i need ‘em, instead of buying a huge piece for one project that i won’t touch again until another huge project.

in short, i want a sort of software-as-a-service model. gimme a 30-days download trial demo of whatever, and then just lemme lease the entire “suite” as i use/need/require whatever parts of it.

]]> By: Rainer http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-38762 Rainer Thu, 08 Mar 2007 20:47:56 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-38762 I think, a trial-model adequate for the corresponding product has to be found. The 20-objects limit for OmniplanPro was OK for me. I think, a trial-model adequate for the corresponding product has to be found.
The 20-objects limit for OmniplanPro was OK for me.

]]> By: Tomblogg » Blog Archive » Omni Software http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-38540 Tomblogg » Blog Archive » Omni Software Thu, 08 Mar 2007 07:01:40 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-38540 [...] But what I really like is their company blog. It’s a pleasure to read and I’m very addicted to it. Now if you ever wondered how cool it could be to do the things we all do, check out the first paragraph in an article of Linda. :-) [...] [...] But what I really like is their company blog. It’s a pleasure to read and I’m very addicted to it. Now if you ever wondered how cool it could be to do the things we all do, check out the first paragraph in an article of Linda. :-) [...]

]]> By: samokhov http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-38231 samokhov Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:52:23 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-38231 For me the choice is between 30-day trial and 120-hours trial. I guess that still depends on an app. 120 hours is fine for something like OmniGraffe, but apps like OmniFocus or even OmniOutliner tend to run in the background all day long, so either you should only count the foreground hours, or, more simply, 30 days will do better. Or maybe 120 hours will do, too - it's 20 six-hour days. Then again, I don't think consistency is all that important. I'm not likely to purchase all Omni products (I don't need OmniGraffe or OmniPlan and I'm gonna miss my browser tabs :), but even if I do, I don't care about the demo policies, as long as they let me feel what the apps are like. For me the choice is between 30-day trial and 120-hours trial. I guess that still depends on an app. 120 hours is fine for something like OmniGraffe, but apps like OmniFocus or even OmniOutliner tend to run in the background all day long, so either you should only count the foreground hours, or, more simply, 30 days will do better. Or maybe 120 hours will do, too - it’s 20 six-hour days.
Then again, I don’t think consistency is all that important. I’m not likely to purchase all Omni products (I don’t need OmniGraffe or OmniPlan and I’m gonna miss my browser tabs :), but even if I do, I don’t care about the demo policies, as long as they let me feel what the apps are like.

]]> By: Tom http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-38168 Tom Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:18:58 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-38168 Trials should be fully-functional for some amount of time, and ideally that time should be based on actual use and not the system clock. Especially with something like OmniPlan, where I'm going to be using it to manage business projects -- I need to load up a project I'm working on and try to manage it for a few weeks using the product. And from your perspective -- if I start using the trial and build out a full project in OmniPlan or a series of documents using OmniOutliner, I've invested some time in using your product and would rather just buy a license (assuming no major feature gaps) than start over with another product and another trial. I'm glad you're looking into this. Your trial policy has always confounded me. I never understood how anyone was expected to evaluate your products given how limited the trials are. I think every Omni product I've purchased has been bought in spite of, rather than because of, the trial. Trials should be fully-functional for some amount of time, and ideally that time should be based on actual use and not the system clock.

Especially with something like OmniPlan, where I’m going to be using it to manage business projects — I need to load up a project I’m working on and try to manage it for a few weeks using the product.

And from your perspective — if I start using the trial and build out a full project in OmniPlan or a series of documents using OmniOutliner, I’ve invested some time in using your product and would rather just buy a license (assuming no major feature gaps) than start over with another product and another trial.

I’m glad you’re looking into this. Your trial policy has always confounded me. I never understood how anyone was expected to evaluate your products given how limited the trials are. I think every Omni product I’ve purchased has been bought in spite of, rather than because of, the trial.

]]> By: Alex http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-38059 Alex Tue, 06 Mar 2007 23:49:24 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-38059 Lite versions. I think you guys are missing out on the chance to sell licenses to people who come into some cash and want to reward a developer who created a highly usable free version, which got them through some lean times. Lite versions. I think you guys are missing out on the chance to sell licenses to people who come into some cash and want to reward a developer who created a highly usable free version, which got them through some lean times.

]]> By: weasel verman » It’s hard out here for a weasel http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-38037 weasel verman » It’s hard out here for a weasel Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:35:24 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2007/03/05/its-hard-out-here-for-a-weasel/#comment-38037 [...] Original post by Linda [...] [...] Original post by Linda [...]

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