As some of you may have noticed, the demo version of PlecoDict is missing a lot of features - the handwriting recognizer is absent, the flashcards are crippled and there are too few words to search effectively. Since we can't change these things (and in fact the situation is likely to get even worse with the Pocket PC port), we've started wondering whether it's even a good idea to offer a demo version of PlecoDict at all. The thinking is that if prospective customers try out a demo version and are frustrated by the fact that they can't do anything with it, it may make them even less likely to buy the software than if there was no demo available at all.
Now we wouldn't stop offering a demo without putting at least something in its place, most likely a mildly-interactive Flash animation that let you get a sense of what PlecoDict's interface felt like, but it would still be a pretty big change.
We're planning to send out an e-mailed customer survey on this and many other topics in a month or two, but I'd love to get some informal feedback on this here.
Now we wouldn't stop offering a demo without putting at least something in its place, most likely a mildly-interactive Flash animation that let you get a sense of what PlecoDict's interface felt like, but it would still be a pretty big change.
We're planning to send out an e-mailed customer survey on this and many other topics in a month or two, but I'd love to get some informal feedback on this here.