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Successful VFP shareware
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23/05/2001 11:51:44
 
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Visual FoxPro
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00510354
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Interesting. I did not know that. Thanks for the info.

>Both are shareware. wwipstuff is fully functional shareware. WebConnect sharewhare doesn't include the source code. Both are on a 30 day honor system.
>http://www.west-wind.com/wwIPStuff.asp
>http://www.west-wind.com/webconnection/download.asp
>
>Wwipstuff used to be freeware, then changed to shareware in... 1999 or 2000.
>
>I think these are both successful because they are backed up by a visible support site (the West Wind Message board), books and tons of articles.
>
>wwXML and wwSoap are freeware.
>
>>I don't think that's shareware. It's freeware as a subset of a commercial product. But I could be wrong.
>>
>>>>Can anyone think of any shareware that was successful that was based in VFP? I can think of freeware and public domain apps and tools that were successful, but not any shareware insofar as the author made a reasonable profit and a reasonable number of people registered.
>>>>
>>>>Am I overlooking anything?
>>>
>>>1) Web Connect
>>>2) wwIpStuff
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John Koziol, ex-MVP, ex-MS, ex-FoxTeam. Just call me "X"
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro" - Hunter Thompson (Gonzo) RIP 2/19/05
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