[Ham-Mac] What I don't like?

[Don Agro]

Hi Steve,

On Apr 13, 2004, at 3:21 PM, Steven Palm wrote:

>  A few quick questions, if you don't mind...
>
>  Did you tank OrbitaX then?

No it is still available for download:

<http://homepage.mac.com/kd6cji/orbitax.html>

...and it's a darn good program.

>  I think that may be like the RIAA assumption on record sales lost due 
> to MP3 downloads... I think that MacDopplerPro is an awesome program, 
> but it's one I'd never spend the money for because I like to "tinker" 
> but I don't "use" it (never done satellite comms). So, I might play 
> around with OrbitaX, but I'd not buy MacDopplerPro. (Sorry Don. :-) 
> The point being, Don hasn't lost a sale because of OrbitaX in this 
> case.

But Steve - you don't work the satellites - why would you buy it ?

Actually MacDopplerpRO X sales did tank for a month or two after the 
release of OrbitaX but have since recovered. As Sergei will tell you - 
I have encouraged him to continue development on OrbitaX - and even 
issued him with a free upgrade to MacDopplerpRO X 2.0 to show that 
there are no hard feelings.

Unfortunately no one has stepped forward to help him with the plug-in 
radio drivers - I know this will strike a chord with you as similarly 
no one has stepped forward to help you with EchoMac.

The reality of it is that most programmers are busy earning a living 
and don't have a lot of spare time to spend writing software for Mac 
Hams.



73 Don Agro VE3VRW

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