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Senuti
Jan 24 2009
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WILL2009  Senuti is -- or, more accurately, was -- a useful, easy-to-use program for transferring files from my iPod to my desktop or back into iTunes. Set-up was easy. Just download it and use it.

Documentation for how to use it was hard to come by. One just had to be intuitive and poke around a bit to figure it out. But, as I wrote, it was a fairly easy-to-use program.

The problem came with the latest release (January, 2009). Without warning, the programmers decided to switch from a freeware (with a button for donations) version to a TRIAL version that expired with a certain number of downloads, or in a fixed number of days, whichever came first.

That's where the problems begin.

No reputable software developer handles things like that -- switching to a paid version without warning. So I immediately went from a happy customer to a severely dissatisfied customer. Now I don't trust them. Now, Senuti's occasional quirks (like not automatically skipping files it thinks it can't download, or not recognizing differences in file size but going solely by file name when downloading -- and refusing to download files of a similar name) become huge. Now, because I'm paying for this item, I expect it be perfect. And I expect customer service to be responsive and darn cheery.

Senuti was a great program -- when it was free. Now, at $18, it's a relic that I'll immediately seek to replace.

Beware Senuti!  
(Version 0.50.5)

praisebury
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Senuti
Mar 16 2009

APEMAN  You are upset over $18 dollars?

I thought I was tight. Just be glad you've had the opportunity to use this software for free for so long.

The developer may not had any choice in the matter. Times are tough for all. I don't begrudge him a few dollars.   
(Version 0.50.6)

praisebury
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Senuti
May 27 2009

D9  You sort of contradict yourself, Apeman. You chastise Will2009 over $18 being a small amount but then justify the developer for making money in hard times. Don't hard times affect all, whether you're trying to make $18 or keep it?

My .02¢ is the opinion that a developer always has the right to charge as he/she sees fit for a product, and it's our choice to decide whether that's appropriate for purchase. But once that price has been established, a reputable, nay, a smart developer will know that any adjustment will need to be justified by a proportional advance in the product, or at least, a compensation to those who invested originally (discounts)...otherwise, you face the wrath of poor advertisement like these comments which will doom any profit you would see otherwise.  
(Version 0.50.7)

praisebury
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Senuti
Jan 24 2009

WILL2009  I've used Senuti for years, probably since it was first released. It saved my keister more times than I can count.

HOWEVER...

The latest update came with a shocking revelation: The version they updated me to was a TRIAL version that would expire in days (or with a certain number of downloads) and the only way out was to pay $18.

I've seen bait-and-switch tactics before. But never like this. Replacing -- without warning -- a usable version with one that requires payment was low-handed. Senuti is useful, sure. But it's far from perfect. And it's certainly not worth $18.

The programmer could have handled this whole thing much better by warning people about the upcoming pay-to-play release, not just switching it secretly. I don't do business with highway robbers. I'll certainly seek out alternatives to Senuti.

My suggestion: forget Senuti. Find another program that does something similar.  
(Version 0.50.5)

praisebury
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