Re: filmscanners: Polaroid Insight vs. Silverfast AI vs. Vuescan

[Tris Schuler <tristanjohn@mindspring.com>]

You've got that right, Ed. I don't even own your product and still I've 
mentioned you a couple of times to people. Once in a forum, the other time 
in an email. (By the way, the reason I haven't tried your software is 
solely due to my reluctance to learn yet one more program from scratch. 
It's all I can do here to try and figure out SilverFast AI. Meanwhile I've 
been leaning on Insight.)

Tris

>In a message dated 12/4/2001 11:40:52 AM EST, skipwilliamsscan@hotmail.com
>writes:
>
> > Many of us, including me, have been spoiled by Ed Hamrick's steadfast and
> >  generous low pricing and no-charge updates.  But most of the commercial
> >  world still has to pay their bills.  Updating software that is customized
> >  for an OEM product isn't free.  The dot.com model of VC$$+advertisting
> >  revenue = profits doesn't work.
>
>The free upgrade model works well.  I'm pretty sure my profits
>are higher than LaserSoft's.
>
>What free upgrades do is encourage good word of mouth
>referrals.  Word of mouth referrals are very effective, especially
>"word of e-mail" referrals.
>
>Regards,
>Ed Hamrick