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Bill Pytlovany the developer of the highly regarded WinPatrol HIPS will be offering the $29.95 PLUS version of WinPatrol on Friday 29 January, 2010. It's part of an experiment in pricing that Bill is trialling. Here is the full announcement from Bill:
"Have you noticed that most of the software you’re buying these days is only 99 cents?The traditional software industry, like many, has been hit hard by slumping economic times. At least that’s what appears to be happening. I can’t help but notice traditional software distribution is in a state of flux not unlike the media and publishing industries.The music industry which dealt with the downloading of free music has created a successful 99 cent per song model. Using mobile devices we’re now downloading decent software for as low as 99 cents. Who can’t afford an impulse purchase of $0.99. The Apple App Store made many new millionaires almost overnight at 99 cents a pop.What about the rest of us who have spent years developing fully featured software on the Mac or Windows platform. Are customers going to revolt against prices which range from $30 like my own WinPatrol PLUS to programs like Photoshop which retails for $700?I’m curious and thinking a crazy single day experiment could be fun and may be worth the risk. So what the *censored*. If you want to upgrade to WinPatrol PLUS on January 29th, I’ll give you a lifetime WinPatrol membership for less than a dollar. Instead of the regular price of $29.95 I’ll provide a coupon on WinPatrol.com that brings the price down to $0.99 USD. That comes out to approx. .70 € to our international friendsThis will be a one-day only “experiment” starting at midnight EST on Jan 29th and will last 24 hours. Will over 30 times the normal number customers upgrade to WinPatrol PLUS? If so, will other software developers notice?Like our current $30 plan, the 99¢ license will be good for life. Like sales in the App Store or Droid Market however, this license is only valid for a single computer. Coupons are also limited to one per customer. Sound fair enough? If you’ve been someday planning on upgrading to WinPatrol PLUS, January 29th is the day to remember. Just go to http://www.WinPatrol.com this Friday and you may be a part of history".
He's playing a game called IRL. Great graphics, *censored* gameplay.
Pretty fail...a 1-day offer still active 4 days later?
no, it started on january 29th for 24 hours
