Comments on: Not the First Time…

By: Christopher Price

Christopher Price — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:46:13 +0000

Devin, lots of people purchased iPod touch units, just to connect to their 3G phone with WMWifiRouter. It has been well documented, and there are clear advantages to doing that.

I’m sorry you don’t like Apple’s devices, but that doesn’t mean those that purchased them don’t have a legitimate interest.

By: Devin

Devin — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:15:10 +0000

So, I am not sure what all the complaints are for about this. I currently own a htc touch. I have WMWifi router on it and have not paid a dime. Since the phone runs on the all so famous and “secure” microsft software, it can be changed to do anything you want. Again, I have the HTC Touch which now has gps and rev a, along with TONS of other programs the shouldn’t be able to run on this device but do.

And yes, NOBODY buys a $600 phone JUST for the WMWifiRouter. If you wanted 3G network on your phone you SHOULDN’T have bought an IPhone. These phones are probably the worst laid out phones EVER. Slow network, no video, no streaming, just crap.

P.S. DeleteMe, keep up the good posts.

By: DeleteMe

DeleteMe — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:47:07 +0000

Price,

Does the downloaded application’s about box say “free for personal, non-commercial distribution”? No it doesn\’t and anyone with a conscience would either contact the developer and ask for permission to distribute his work OR look at the way he distributed it in the first place. Chaifire offered his work through his own domains.

Your last bit on consumers buying $600 devices to run WMWiFiRouter is the most ridiculous excuse for unethical behaviour I have ever come across.

PS Unless you close commenting, deleting my comment again will not prevent me from posting another one.

By: Christopher Price

Christopher Price — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:44:14 +0000

Shadowmite, I see nowhere in the download that says that redistribution is prohibited. The downloaded application’s about box only states that the application is “free for personal, non-commercial use”.

By: Shadowmite

Shadowmite — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:08:58 +0000

Pretty slick, denying a authors request to keep his own program offline when his original download enforced his right to do so. Furthermore, you have no idea why, you are only speculating at cause. The only thing you are doing is making less authors give so freely.

By: Olipro

Olipro — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:00:33 +0000

so you think the developer of WMWifiRouter owes you something do you? get real idiot.

By: surge

surge — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:33:38 +0000

yep thats what microsoft is famous for; taking other people’s software / ideas and integrating them into windows while driving the other person out of business. if the author wanted to create a commercial app. and make money he should have done that from day one. not all of a sudden cross the line. can’t have it both ways. but, i think that even if this way a commercial application from the start, and managed to gain popularity, microsoft would still enable this functionality themselves. so really the outcome is going to be the same no matter what happens / could have happened.