Re: Garmin Mapsource version 6.xx beta has a time bomb - it shut down and refused to operate
- From: "Albert Nurick" <albert@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 01:58:51 GMT
Ted wrote:
> Just to let any mapsource users out there know that Garmin puts a
> time bomb in their beta software releases so it won't run after a few
> days. I recently downloaded their beta version and it was running
> fine but later when I really needed it, it said that the time period
> had expired and refused to run. I had to go find a different version
> of mapsource and install it before I could continue with my GPS
> navigation task. I found this to be outrageously inconvenient.
That's common in beta software; you don't want to try to support
intermediate code after the real stuff is out.
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