[Ham-Mac] Re: CrossOver

[Carl Menne]

Randy Charles Ford wrote:
> On Thursday 30 October 2008 17:13:08 David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
>   
>> What have I missed - I just downloaded it, did I need to send a mail
>> too?
>>     
>
> I believe it went something like this:  They posted a link to get a free key 
> via email with which to register the product.  Not having expected to really 
> have this free promotional, they didn't have the capacity to handle the 
> volume of requests, so they shutdown most of their site and put up links to 
> an unlocked version of their products.  If you got the free key, generally by 
> continually refreshing, they have extended the date to Nov. 30th to use the 
> key to register a product.
>
> I'm not sure if just having the unlocked version is enough to register the 
> product and be completely legal.  Their intent in posting the unlocked 
> versions, as I saw it, was to reduce the load on their servers and allow 
> people who got a key to start using the product quickly, even though they 
> couldn't register it then due to the flooding of their site.
>
> 73,
> kg4jix randy.
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Well,I downloaded the PRO versions via dial-up(took almost 4 hours)and 
filled in the requester but yet to get a serial number.Hope to see that 
email  before the register deadline.