I noticed something today that shows a really sneaky side to Alawar.
On another board, a link was made to a xxx page. I know that site is often used for illegal file sharing (as well as legitimate sharing). On the right side of the page was a list of 5 or 6 Alawar Games. Clicking on them showed they were uploaded by a user named "Alawar Games" with an avatar of the Alawar Logo.
Alawar itself created a "user" on xxx and has about 38 games listed. The sneaky part is they are 30 minute trials! They're not even the 60 minute trials you get from Alawar itself! They do not say anywhere on the file description (that I could find) that they are trials of any sort. People who know the kinds of files often found on xxx will expect something for nothing and instead get a tiny peek into the "real" thing.
That is sneaky and underhanded. I have no problem with Alawar having the account over there and offering the trials as a way to get more business. However, to not say they are trial versions is more likely to make people mad and have them say, I'll find it elsewhere!
Diane
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