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CDROO Launched – A Micro ISV Resource For Royalty Free Music And Sound + An Offer To Readers

CDROO Launched – A Micro ISV Resource For Royalty Free Music And Sound + An Offer To Readers

by Scott Kane on 08. Jun, 2009 in .Net 2, .net, 30Dayers, Anti-Piracy, Audio Software, Featured Articles, General ISV Issues, ISV Marketing, Micro ISV, Starting an mISV, Windows, bootstrap isv

CDROO is a store that sells royalty free music and sound effects. This basically means that when you need a piece of music or special effect for a video, podcast, voice over or training tool you are able to buy professionally recorded music without having to worry about the complexities of obtaining performance rights.

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The Politics Of Software Pricing Models, FOS, FUD And Economic Pragmatism.

The Politics Of Software Pricing Models, FOS, FUD And Economic Pragmatism.

by Scott Kane on 01. Nov, 2008 in General ISV Issues, ISV Software Design, Micro ISV, Starting an mISV, User Interface Design, User Interface Design Hall Of Fame, User Interface Design Hall Of Shame

There can be a lot of heated talk generated when it comes to the pricing of software. From FOS advocates stating it should be free (for reasons that range from ethereal and absurd to downright Marxist), to software companies large and small, the media pundits and the consumer. FOS…

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10 Years Anniversary Today. EPIC FAIL. I Quit. Starting An ISV …

10 Years Anniversary Today. EPIC FAIL. I Quit. Starting An ISV …

by Scott Kane on 01. Oct, 2008 in Download Sites Are Spam, General ISV Issues, Micro ISV, Starting an mISV

History is full of people who aren’t heroes, they don’t do heroic things, they just do boring things for years and years so that others can enjoy their lives free from problems certain other people wish to inflict upon them. I think that about sums about the content of this article. Ten years ago this month a group of Usenet newsgroups were formed. The groups were created for the software industry as a moderated solution to stem the bickering and vicious flame wars that broke out daily on the parallel “alt” newsgroups.

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