While this affected some people very minimally or not at all, I don't think it is very insightful to downplay this issue, make excuses, or blame the end users for using the software "wrongly." (That's a Steve Jobs move... I couldn't resist.)
I stopped service on my Droid several months ago after losing my job and now use it only as a PDA. The down side to this is that I only have internet on my Droid when at home over my WiFi. I was hit with this program flaw when I was far away from my home and was unable to access my calendar, contacts, or anything else of use on my Droid. I couldn't even change my WiFi settings to select one of the numerous free hotspots that are around. Now while this was a bit of an inconvenience for me, I made due. I would have been very pissed if my Droid was my only phone however, and I was unable to make/receive calls because of this.
I was only able to fix my phone after returning home and downloading an updated version of launcher. Now I don't remember the EULA word for word but I'm pretty sure there was nothing in it that said "if you don't buy my software within a set period of time, I will make your phone completely unusable." This program flaw essentially made the ENTIRE pone unusable. This is not a minor issue, something to be glossed over, or an "accident." This is not an acceptable method of program design. While the dev may be a good guy and all, if you are going to release code you need to do it responsibly, especially if you are expecting people to trust you and give you money if they like your product, which was the entire point of this version of this software.
I think I was less upset prior to reading the comments minimizing this issue than before. Just because it wasn't a big problem for you doesn't mean it wasn't a big problem for others. I like LP a lot, and I may even continue to use it, but I'm going to look elsewhere first and see if one of the other launchers can meet my needs/wants. It just isn't worth it to lose the use of my device in the future.
-M
I stopped service on my Droid several months ago after losing my job and now use it only as a PDA. The down side to this is that I only have internet on my Droid when at home over my WiFi. I was hit with this program flaw when I was far away from my home and was unable to access my calendar, contacts, or anything else of use on my Droid. I couldn't even change my WiFi settings to select one of the numerous free hotspots that are around. Now while this was a bit of an inconvenience for me, I made due. I would have been very pissed if my Droid was my only phone however, and I was unable to make/receive calls because of this.
I was only able to fix my phone after returning home and downloading an updated version of launcher. Now I don't remember the EULA word for word but I'm pretty sure there was nothing in it that said "if you don't buy my software within a set period of time, I will make your phone completely unusable." This program flaw essentially made the ENTIRE pone unusable. This is not a minor issue, something to be glossed over, or an "accident." This is not an acceptable method of program design. While the dev may be a good guy and all, if you are going to release code you need to do it responsibly, especially if you are expecting people to trust you and give you money if they like your product, which was the entire point of this version of this software.
I think I was less upset prior to reading the comments minimizing this issue than before. Just because it wasn't a big problem for you doesn't mean it wasn't a big problem for others. I like LP a lot, and I may even continue to use it, but I'm going to look elsewhere first and see if one of the other launchers can meet my needs/wants. It just isn't worth it to lose the use of my device in the future.
-M
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