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MacSoft is taking a stab at the Mac utility market by publishing a retail version of Iwascoding's Garage Sale eBay auction management software for Mac OS X. more

[sparky67]

Bottom line... what does this really mean for me as a potential customer?
Just that I can order it on a disc with a box now?
Will the retail version be better or different somehow than the one offered online?

[warlock7]

It's not going to be a beta anymore for one.
It's also a way to support a developer for the platform that has created a very nice tool.

Your question comes across in a very bad way for some reason.

[sparky67]

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It's not going to be a beta anymore for one.

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"Beta" is a label that may or may not have any real meaning as far as the final product operates. As a paying consumer, the label makes no difference to me. Why should it? The price is the same.

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It's also a way to support a developer for the platform that has created a very nice tool.

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Support the developer? You make that statement as if the program used to be free and now he's finally going to get paid. GarageSale was always $25 or $30 for a license as far as I know.
I agree that it's a very nice tool but that has little to do with my questions.

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Your question comes across in a very bad way for some reason.

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Very odd comment you make, without any explanation or good reason so I conclude that it must only be a problem for the individual reader. My questions are 100% legitimate and 100% on-topic. These questions I shouldn't have after reading such an article. /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
"GarageSale was available for purchase online for quite some time. How is buying a retail version going to be different for the consumer?" Now, does that re-phrasing of a simple question make you feel any better?

[Peter Cohen]

The product is the same as what's available from the developer's Web site -- all this means is that people who have never seen Garage Sale before will get a chance to buy it, and that those who aren't comfortable buying software over the Internet might be more inclined to put their money down.
If you already have Garage Sale, you're all set.

[sparky67]

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The product is the same as what's available from the developer's Web site -- all this means is that people who have never seen Garage Sale before will get a chance to buy it, and that those who aren't comfortable buying software over the Internet might be more inclined to put their money down.
If you already have Garage Sale, you're all set.

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Thank-you. All cleared up.

[macvault]

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It's not going to be a beta anymore for one.
It's also a way to support a developer for the platform that has created a very nice tool.

Your question comes across in a very bad way for some reason.

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The poster's question did not come accross in a bad way for me. It was the same question I was wondering.

[warlock7]

I guess it was just me then... /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif
Must've just been a bad day... /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Thanks, sparky, for the re-phrasing. It does come across better to me now. /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif