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  • B Brady Kelly

    This morning, as champion of the innocent, brave, caffeine fuelled warrior for fellow developers, I rattled off an email to Michael Nesmith of InstallAware, and received the following response: Thank you for your concern Brady, but we have a lot more history with these crooks than, of course, what their limited copy-paste shows. I would encourage you to evaluate InstallAware on your own terms and sample our services if you are truly interested in the product. Otherwise, I hope you have enjoyed the freak show. Unfortunately, these people have stolen our and our partner company IP's multiple times, and we will not dignify them with any kind of public response. Thanks... Michael Nesmith Technical Support Representative InstallAware Software Corporation 336 Guerrero Street San Francisco CA 94103-3332 415 839 5017 -----Original Message----- From: Brady Kelly [mailto:xxx] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 11:31 AM To: michaeln@installaware.com Subject: Candice Jones I hope you realise just how many sales this [1] has truly cost you. I have never come across such disgusting behaviour in thirteen years of developing or buying software. [1] http://www.codeproject.com/Lounge.aspx?fid=1159&df=10000&mpp=25&noise=3&sort =Position&view=Quick&fr=26&select=2994975#xx2994975xx


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    Unfortunately for Michael this behavior does not seem to be limited to "these crooks" as he terms them.

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    • B Brady Kelly

      This morning, as champion of the innocent, brave, caffeine fuelled warrior for fellow developers, I rattled off an email to Michael Nesmith of InstallAware, and received the following response: Thank you for your concern Brady, but we have a lot more history with these crooks than, of course, what their limited copy-paste shows. I would encourage you to evaluate InstallAware on your own terms and sample our services if you are truly interested in the product. Otherwise, I hope you have enjoyed the freak show. Unfortunately, these people have stolen our and our partner company IP's multiple times, and we will not dignify them with any kind of public response. Thanks... Michael Nesmith Technical Support Representative InstallAware Software Corporation 336 Guerrero Street San Francisco CA 94103-3332 415 839 5017 -----Original Message----- From: Brady Kelly [mailto:xxx] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 11:31 AM To: michaeln@installaware.com Subject: Candice Jones I hope you realise just how many sales this [1] has truly cost you. I have never come across such disgusting behaviour in thirteen years of developing or buying software. [1] http://www.codeproject.com/Lounge.aspx?fid=1159&df=10000&mpp=25&noise=3&sort =Position&view=Quick&fr=26&select=2994975#xx2994975xx


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      Hans Dietrich
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      Everything Nesmith says might be true (I really don't know), but they should never send those kinds of emails. Now they're going to be endlessly quoted, even if the emails are completely out of context. They could have said, "No, we won't do business with you". They achieved nothing by sending such nastygrams, and the emails will haunt them for years. Very poor judgment.

      Best wishes, Hans


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      • B Brady Kelly

        This morning, as champion of the innocent, brave, caffeine fuelled warrior for fellow developers, I rattled off an email to Michael Nesmith of InstallAware, and received the following response: Thank you for your concern Brady, but we have a lot more history with these crooks than, of course, what their limited copy-paste shows. I would encourage you to evaluate InstallAware on your own terms and sample our services if you are truly interested in the product. Otherwise, I hope you have enjoyed the freak show. Unfortunately, these people have stolen our and our partner company IP's multiple times, and we will not dignify them with any kind of public response. Thanks... Michael Nesmith Technical Support Representative InstallAware Software Corporation 336 Guerrero Street San Francisco CA 94103-3332 415 839 5017 -----Original Message----- From: Brady Kelly [mailto:xxx] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 11:31 AM To: michaeln@installaware.com Subject: Candice Jones I hope you realise just how many sales this [1] has truly cost you. I have never come across such disgusting behaviour in thirteen years of developing or buying software. [1] http://www.codeproject.com/Lounge.aspx?fid=1159&df=10000&mpp=25&noise=3&sort =Position&view=Quick&fr=26&select=2994975#xx2994975xx


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        ... Revenge of the Killer Law Suit "Just when you thought it was safe to step back into the lounge!"

        print "http://www.codeproject.com".toURL().text Ain't that Groovy?

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        • B Brady Kelly

          This morning, as champion of the innocent, brave, caffeine fuelled warrior for fellow developers, I rattled off an email to Michael Nesmith of InstallAware, and received the following response: Thank you for your concern Brady, but we have a lot more history with these crooks than, of course, what their limited copy-paste shows. I would encourage you to evaluate InstallAware on your own terms and sample our services if you are truly interested in the product. Otherwise, I hope you have enjoyed the freak show. Unfortunately, these people have stolen our and our partner company IP's multiple times, and we will not dignify them with any kind of public response. Thanks... Michael Nesmith Technical Support Representative InstallAware Software Corporation 336 Guerrero Street San Francisco CA 94103-3332 415 839 5017 -----Original Message----- From: Brady Kelly [mailto:xxx] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 11:31 AM To: michaeln@installaware.com Subject: Candice Jones I hope you realise just how many sales this [1] has truly cost you. I have never come across such disgusting behaviour in thirteen years of developing or buying software. [1] http://www.codeproject.com/Lounge.aspx?fid=1159&df=10000&mpp=25&noise=3&sort =Position&view=Quick&fr=26&select=2994975#xx2994975xx


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          It just boggles the mind how they think they can treat potential customers like this.

          He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man

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          • H Hans Dietrich

            Everything Nesmith says might be true (I really don't know), but they should never send those kinds of emails. Now they're going to be endlessly quoted, even if the emails are completely out of context. They could have said, "No, we won't do business with you". They achieved nothing by sending such nastygrams, and the emails will haunt them for years. Very poor judgment.

            Best wishes, Hans


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            Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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            My opinion exactly. Short of an extremely offensive email from the [potential] client, nothing should change a company's professionalism.

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            Why won't the worm just leave me be?

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            • B Brady Kelly

              This morning, as champion of the innocent, brave, caffeine fuelled warrior for fellow developers, I rattled off an email to Michael Nesmith of InstallAware, and received the following response: Thank you for your concern Brady, but we have a lot more history with these crooks than, of course, what their limited copy-paste shows. I would encourage you to evaluate InstallAware on your own terms and sample our services if you are truly interested in the product. Otherwise, I hope you have enjoyed the freak show. Unfortunately, these people have stolen our and our partner company IP's multiple times, and we will not dignify them with any kind of public response. Thanks... Michael Nesmith Technical Support Representative InstallAware Software Corporation 336 Guerrero Street San Francisco CA 94103-3332 415 839 5017 -----Original Message----- From: Brady Kelly [mailto:xxx] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 11:31 AM To: michaeln@installaware.com Subject: Candice Jones I hope you realise just how many sales this [1] has truly cost you. I have never come across such disgusting behaviour in thirteen years of developing or buying software. [1] http://www.codeproject.com/Lounge.aspx?fid=1159&df=10000&mpp=25&noise=3&sort =Position&view=Quick&fr=26&select=2994975#xx2994975xx


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              Simple google search shows more of the same See the comments of this blog http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2008/5/13/My-apology-to-InstallAware-Software-Corporation[^]

              Yusuf Oh didn't you notice, analogous to square roots, they recently introduced rectangular, circular, and diamond roots to determine the size of the corresponding shapes when given the area. Luc Pattyn[^]

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              • M martin_hughes

                ... Revenge of the Killer Law Suit "Just when you thought it was safe to step back into the lounge!"

                print "http://www.codeproject.com".toURL().text Ain't that Groovy?

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                Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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                I sat back and looked at your post and I was trying to think of a smart reply to that because I find your posts exceptionally entertaining Martin, but I'm honestly lost for words. Seriously though, 5 for the humor :-D

                If the post was helpful, please vote!


                Why won't the worm just leave me be?

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                • H Hans Dietrich

                  Everything Nesmith says might be true (I really don't know), but they should never send those kinds of emails. Now they're going to be endlessly quoted, even if the emails are completely out of context. They could have said, "No, we won't do business with you". They achieved nothing by sending such nastygrams, and the emails will haunt them for years. Very poor judgment.

                  Best wishes, Hans


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                  Nish Nishant
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                  Yeah, something like : "Unfortunately, due to legal reasons beyond our control, we only sell to the USA, UK, Canada, . . .[list of countries here]" would have been a better way to do this than what they chose.

                  Regards, Nish


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                  • Y Yusuf

                    Simple google search shows more of the same See the comments of this blog http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2008/5/13/My-apology-to-InstallAware-Software-Corporation[^]

                    Yusuf Oh didn't you notice, analogous to square roots, they recently introduced rectangular, circular, and diamond roots to determine the size of the corresponding shapes when given the area. Luc Pattyn[^]

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                    Incredible. How does a company like this stay in business is beyond me.

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                      Incredible. How does a company like this stay in business is beyond me.

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                      Why won't the worm just leave me be?

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                      The guy who started it used to work at InstallShield, I don't know what he took with him when he left. One Guy assets in the blog comments, he gave him free software with source code until he could no longer take it any longer. Now they are claiming IP :mad: I am for strong protection of IP, it appears they are playing double standard.

                      Yusuf Oh didn't you notice, analogous to square roots, they recently introduced rectangular, circular, and diamond roots to determine the size of the corresponding shapes when given the area. Luc Pattyn[^]

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                      • B Brady Kelly

                        This morning, as champion of the innocent, brave, caffeine fuelled warrior for fellow developers, I rattled off an email to Michael Nesmith of InstallAware, and received the following response: Thank you for your concern Brady, but we have a lot more history with these crooks than, of course, what their limited copy-paste shows. I would encourage you to evaluate InstallAware on your own terms and sample our services if you are truly interested in the product. Otherwise, I hope you have enjoyed the freak show. Unfortunately, these people have stolen our and our partner company IP's multiple times, and we will not dignify them with any kind of public response. Thanks... Michael Nesmith Technical Support Representative InstallAware Software Corporation 336 Guerrero Street San Francisco CA 94103-3332 415 839 5017 -----Original Message----- From: Brady Kelly [mailto:xxx] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 11:31 AM To: michaeln@installaware.com Subject: Candice Jones I hope you realise just how many sales this [1] has truly cost you. I have never come across such disgusting behaviour in thirteen years of developing or buying software. [1] http://www.codeproject.com/Lounge.aspx?fid=1159&df=10000&mpp=25&noise=3&sort =Position&view=Quick&fr=26&select=2994975#xx2994975xx


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                        The sad thing is, your the previous rant may have turned away more people from InstallAware than this post will get back. (I'm not trying to make you responsible)

                        Don't attribute to stupidity what can be equally well explained by buerocracy.
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                          The sad thing is, your the previous rant may have turned away more people from InstallAware than this post will get back. (I'm not trying to make you responsible)

                          Don't attribute to stupidity what can be equally well explained by buerocracy.
                          My latest article | Linkify!| FoldWithUs! | sighist

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                          Brady Kelly
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                          I never had a previous rant. :confused:

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                          • B Brady Kelly

                            I never had a previous rant. :confused:

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                            yeah, it wasn't yours - my fault :-O

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                            • P peterchen

                              The sad thing is, your the previous rant may have turned away more people from InstallAware than this post will get back. (I'm not trying to make you responsible)

                              Don't attribute to stupidity what can be equally well explained by buerocracy.
                              My latest article | Linkify!| FoldWithUs! | sighist

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                              Nish Nishant
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                              peterchen wrote:

                              than this post will get back.

                              I don't think Brady meant it to do that anyway. :)

                              Regards, Nish


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                              • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                                I sat back and looked at your post and I was trying to think of a smart reply to that because I find your posts exceptionally entertaining Martin, but I'm honestly lost for words. Seriously though, 5 for the humor :-D

                                If the post was helpful, please vote!


                                Why won't the worm just leave me be?

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                                Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

                                I sat back and looked at your post and I was trying to think of a smart reply to that because I find your posts exceptionally entertaining Martin, but I'm honestly lost for words.

                                Sometimes you just have to admit you're beaten :-D I've given better than I'd got with people like Dalek Dave, but I doubt I'd last for a minute against the witty Mr. Hughes. This man, and Jim Crafton, are geniuses, pure and simple.

                                Cheers, Vıkram.

                                Carpe Diem.

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                                  Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

                                  I sat back and looked at your post and I was trying to think of a smart reply to that because I find your posts exceptionally entertaining Martin, but I'm honestly lost for words.

                                  Sometimes you just have to admit you're beaten :-D I've given better than I'd got with people like Dalek Dave, but I doubt I'd last for a minute against the witty Mr. Hughes. This man, and Jim Crafton, are geniuses, pure and simple.

                                  Cheers, Vıkram.

                                  Carpe Diem.

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                                  Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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                                  Without a doubt. I'll add to that venerable list, Masters Pete O'Hanlon and Jon Oakman and that's certainly not making the list exclusive :)

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                                    The guy who started it used to work at InstallShield, I don't know what he took with him when he left. One Guy assets in the blog comments, he gave him free software with source code until he could no longer take it any longer. Now they are claiming IP :mad: I am for strong protection of IP, it appears they are playing double standard.

                                    Yusuf Oh didn't you notice, analogous to square roots, they recently introduced rectangular, circular, and diamond roots to determine the size of the corresponding shapes when given the area. Luc Pattyn[^]

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                                    Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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                                    Yusuf.A wrote:

                                    I am for strong protection of IP, it appears they are playing double standard.

                                    I'm with you on both of those brother..

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                                    • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                                      Without a doubt. I'll add to that venerable list, Masters Pete O'Hanlon and Jon Oakman and that's certainly not making the list exclusive :)

                                      If the post was helpful, please vote!


                                      Why won't the worm just leave me be?

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                                      Vikram A Punathambekar
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                                      Shog, although he's watered it down greatly these days.

                                      Cheers, Vıkram.

                                      Carpe Diem.

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                                      • B Brady Kelly

                                        This morning, as champion of the innocent, brave, caffeine fuelled warrior for fellow developers, I rattled off an email to Michael Nesmith of InstallAware, and received the following response: Thank you for your concern Brady, but we have a lot more history with these crooks than, of course, what their limited copy-paste shows. I would encourage you to evaluate InstallAware on your own terms and sample our services if you are truly interested in the product. Otherwise, I hope you have enjoyed the freak show. Unfortunately, these people have stolen our and our partner company IP's multiple times, and we will not dignify them with any kind of public response. Thanks... Michael Nesmith Technical Support Representative InstallAware Software Corporation 336 Guerrero Street San Francisco CA 94103-3332 415 839 5017 -----Original Message----- From: Brady Kelly [mailto:xxx] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 11:31 AM To: michaeln@installaware.com Subject: Candice Jones I hope you realise just how many sales this [1] has truly cost you. I have never come across such disgusting behaviour in thirteen years of developing or buying software. [1] http://www.codeproject.com/Lounge.aspx?fid=1159&df=10000&mpp=25&noise=3&sort =Position&view=Quick&fr=26&select=2994975#xx2994975xx


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                                        You might wanna hide that addy of yours :)

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                                        • B Brady Kelly

                                          This morning, as champion of the innocent, brave, caffeine fuelled warrior for fellow developers, I rattled off an email to Michael Nesmith of InstallAware, and received the following response: Thank you for your concern Brady, but we have a lot more history with these crooks than, of course, what their limited copy-paste shows. I would encourage you to evaluate InstallAware on your own terms and sample our services if you are truly interested in the product. Otherwise, I hope you have enjoyed the freak show. Unfortunately, these people have stolen our and our partner company IP's multiple times, and we will not dignify them with any kind of public response. Thanks... Michael Nesmith Technical Support Representative InstallAware Software Corporation 336 Guerrero Street San Francisco CA 94103-3332 415 839 5017 -----Original Message----- From: Brady Kelly [mailto:xxx] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 11:31 AM To: michaeln@installaware.com Subject: Candice Jones I hope you realise just how many sales this [1] has truly cost you. I have never come across such disgusting behaviour in thirteen years of developing or buying software. [1] http://www.codeproject.com/Lounge.aspx?fid=1159&df=10000&mpp=25&noise=3&sort =Position&view=Quick&fr=26&select=2994975#xx2994975xx


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                                          Ooooo, I like the careers page!

                                          Available Careers

                                          Download Now Buy Now

                                          InstallAware seeks Vice President of Marketing
                                          (Date: December 03, 2007)

                                          1. I tried to download a career, didnt work. 2. I tried to buy a career, didnt work. 3. Perhaps the fact that they have had no VP of marketing for over a year, shows why chaos is king in Installaware land. http://installaware.com/careers.htm[^]

                                          xacc.ide - now with TabsToSpaces support
                                          IronScheme - 1.0 beta 2 - out now!
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