[expediter]

I always go out of my way to find another vendor to purchase software from. Handango is a last resort for me.

[expediter]

I always go out of my way to find another vendor to purchase software from. Handango is a last resort for me.

[buckyg]

Guess maybe this is why I hear more about new updates/releases from most of the developers of software I use either directly from them or from sites like this! I used to hit Handango & PocketGear daily to see what's new or updated. Seems like I'm seeing less & less updates/new stuff from the devs I like. Or I see it there well after an email from the developer or in a post on forums like this one.

[maxnix]

As a consumer, I cannot believe that any self respecting developer would consider Handango. Even street prostitutes have more self esteem than sych developers.

Developers, take notice! I and many other do not participate in Handango's predatory schemes. No matter how glorious your software may be, I will not feed the monster that consumes you. You as a community should also ban your prescense on their site.

Have you no self respect? Your clients do!

[pocketpcinfo]

I'm a long time Pocket PC software developer (ISV) and I've sold my software on Pocketgear, Handango, and other various 3rd-party vendor sites. I've also sold software on my own web site using different payment schemes. Over the course of 6-7 years, I decided to stop selling new applications on Pocketgear and Handango because they are charging such high commission rates. They are doing so, because PPC software sales are way down and they are trying to stay afloat. Instead of advertising or implementing a better marketing campaign, they take the easy route and jack up their commission rates without giving the developer any additional service.

So, I suggest every developer spend the time to make their own web site and sell their products directly. With my site, I'm using PayPal as the credit card payment processing system. I've got it up to where everything is fully automatic, and I don't have to do anything when someone purchases a product. Once a customer's credit card is approved, they download the software from my site and cgi scripts will email them the required activation codes for the software. All automatically. All I do now, is answer a few emails each week with customer questions.

What's nice, is that you don't need a PayPal account to purchase software, just a credit card. So what does all this cost? For an $18.00 US transaction PayPal charges me 5.3%. That's it. I can sweep the money that accumulates in my PayPal account to my checking account whenever I want, and it arrives in about 3 days.

I highly recommend software developers to sell their software on their own sites using systems like PayPal. You worked hard to develop your products, so you should reap the benefits.

pocketpcinfo