EarthSim... Anyone else interested in this?

NeilF · 3 Nov 2007 at 19:12

Anyone else interested in it? http://www.earthsim.tv/

NeilF · 3 Nov 2007 at 19:14

NeilFawcett said:
Anyone else interested in it? http://www.earthsim.tv/

Shame it's per year subscriptions... I suspect if you subscribe, and then stop the next year, all your content is then not viewable just as if you'd never payed?

MarcLister · 3 Nov 2007 at 19:55

Hmm not really my kind of thing really. The yearly subscriptions sounds like that is how they hook you. You forget to end the subscription in time unless its not automatically renewed and they bombard you with emails in the weeks before your subscription ends begging you to re-subscribe to EarthSim?

NeilF · 4 Nov 2007 at 09:51

MarcLister said:
Hmm not really my kind of thing really. The yearly subscriptions sounds like that is how they hook you. You forget to end the subscription in time unless its not automatically renewed and they bombard you with emails in the weeks before your subscription ends begging you to re-subscribe to EarthSim?

WOW! Had you swallowed a Cynical Pill before that response

The demo looks very well produced and quite interesting/educational.

My only issues are:-
1) How content is going to be added?
2) When your subscription runs out, do you lose access to everything again - just as if you'd never paid?

MarcLister · 4 Nov 2007 at 11:18

NeilFawcett said:
WOW! Had you swallowed a Cynical Pill before that response

Bah! I'm getting old.

NeilFawcett said:
The demo looks very well produced and quite interesting/educational.

My only issues are:-
1) How content is going to be added?
2) When your subscription runs out, do you lose access to everything again - just as if you'd never paid?

It'll probably update itself like an antivirus does, quietly and in the background and yes your access to things will probably run out if you end your subscription.

jbloggs · 4 Nov 2007 at 12:33

I noticed this when I was installing the drivers for my new 2900 Pro, but must admit, just thought it was a bit of a gimmick...and didn't even install it......exceptionally cynical.....but still young.

MarcLister · 4 Nov 2007 at 12:53

jbloggs said:
exceptionally cynical.....but still young.

Course you are.

Actually now you remind I get this when I install my Catalyst drivers. Like you just thought it was some gimmick.

NeilF · 5 Nov 2007 at 09:48

What ATI should be doing with this is 'buying' customer loyalty.ie: - If this application was free to ATI users it would sway future purchases in their favour possibly.