Sunday, June 20
Thank You, Greece
I had an mp4 file I wanted to play on my desktop PC, but my old version of Zoom Player didn't recognise it. So I downloaded the latest version of Zoom Player, and it promptly committed trialware suicide - it told me my 30 days was up and it didn't want to play no more.
Well, poop.
Okay, I know by now that Zoom Player is a good piece of software, and I'm willing to pay for it, so I go to their web site... And the cheapest version is AU$55. Gak. For that price, I'm inclined to use MPC instead.
Except they have prices in other currencies as well, and a quick check shows that the same version is available for €24.95. A year ago that was AU$45; now it's AU$35.
So, thanks to Greece, as an Australian I saved nearly 40% off the price of an Israeli product. Gotta love global finances.
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I had an mp4 file I wanted to play on my desktop PC, but my old version of Zoom Player didn't recognise it. So I downloaded the latest version of Zoom Player, and it promptly committed trialware suicide - it told me my 30 days was up and it didn't want to play no more.
Well, poop.
Okay, I know by now that Zoom Player is a good piece of software, and I'm willing to pay for it, so I go to their web site... And the cheapest version is AU$55. Gak. For that price, I'm inclined to use MPC instead.
Except they have prices in other currencies as well, and a quick check shows that the same version is available for €24.95. A year ago that was AU$45; now it's AU$35.
So, thanks to Greece, as an Australian I saved nearly 40% off the price of an Israeli product. Gotta love global finances.
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Zoom Player is from Israel? I didn't know that!
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Sunday, June 20 2010 03:20 AM (+rSRq)
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Yep, based in Haifa. It's not obvious at all, but I noticed it when I was clicking around trying to find a better price.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Sunday, June 20 2010 03:23 AM (PiXy!)
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I can't say I'm surprised that they're hiding that fact.
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Sunday, June 20 2010 09:00 AM (+rSRq)
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You could have... you know, researched some other media players...
But it's ok if you wanted to thank the developers by actually paying for an application you found useful. It's just... ZoomPlayer ain't really that good when compared to some other media players out there.
But it's ok if you wanted to thank the developers by actually paying for an application you found useful. It's just... ZoomPlayer ain't really that good when compared to some other media players out there.
Posted by: sage at Friday, June 25 2010 08:32 AM (S01wQ)
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I quite like Zoom Player; apart from this issue it's always worked well for me.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Friday, June 25 2010 11:28 PM (PiXy!)
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