Goldfish Aquarium in PC mag

xrayspex · 02-11-2004, 07:08 PM

Goldfish Aquarium has a small review in PC magazine this month.
They give it a high rating.

feldon34 · 02-11-2004, 08:31 PM

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1522610,00.asp

patscarr · 02-11-2004, 11:41 PM

I have never heard of encore software before

feldon34 · 02-12-2004, 02:18 AM

That was my first response. Why is Encore, the distributor for Prolific's and SereneScreen's products, getting all the attention?

That's like crediting Wal-Mart for the success or failure of the Sony Playstation 2 or Microsoft XBox.

xrayspex · 02-12-2004, 12:20 PM

I did not understand why they gave credit to Encore either.

Reichart · 02-13-2004, 06:10 PM

We sell only the electronic version of our products.

We have another company, Encore (www.EncoreUSA.com) do physical sales.
Physical sales are a nightmare, and require a strong distribution network, lots of back alley hand shake deals, and other schmoozing and parties that no one at Prolific has an interest in being part of.

As a matter of fact, physical sales really make us very little money. The day will come when physical products of software no longer exist, it will be interesting.

Never-the-less, the Encore crew works hard to get the product into every physical store they can. They are also are owned by a very large distributor, and probably got the product to the PC mag.

Jav400 · 02-13-2004, 06:25 PM

Well thats good and all, but it still sounds like doing an auto review and giving credit to the owner of the car instead of the manufacturer. It sorta misses the point.

feldon34 · 02-13-2004, 07:02 PM

The main point being that their website does not link to yours AND contains so little information about the product.

Reichart · 02-14-2004, 04:27 AM

If we wanted to be on thier site, we would be.

But, to that person that said they never heard of Encore, I took this pic of thier lobby.

Socrates · 02-14-2004, 07:05 PM

Talking about physical sales, etc. It still kills me that there is softwar that I have to get up off my fat butt and get to the store before they close to buy unless I want to wait a week for shipping.

I'd buy all my software online if I could.

02-11-2004, 07:08 PM	#1
xrayspex Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 74	Goldfish Aquarium in PC mag Goldfish Aquarium has a small review in PC magazine this month. They give it a high rating.

02-11-2004, 08:31 PM	#2
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1522610,00.asp "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

02-11-2004, 11:41 PM	#3
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	I have never heard of encore software before Patrick

02-12-2004, 02:18 AM	#4
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	That was my first response. Why is Encore, the distributor for Prolific's and SereneScreen's products, getting all the attention? That's like crediting Wal-Mart for the success or failure of the Sony Playstation 2 or Microsoft XBox. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

02-13-2004, 06:10 PM	#6
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	We sell only the electronic version of our products. We have another company, Encore (www.EncoreUSA.com) do physical sales. Physical sales are a nightmare, and require a strong distribution network, lots of back alley hand shake deals, and other schmoozing and parties that no one at Prolific has an interest in being part of. As a matter of fact, physical sales really make us very little money. The day will come when physical products of software no longer exist, it will be interesting. Never-the-less, the Encore crew works hard to get the product into every physical store they can. They are also are owned by a very large distributor, and probably got the product to the PC mag. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc.

02-12-2004, 12:20 PM	#5
xrayspex Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 74	I did not understand why they gave credit to Encore either.

02-13-2004, 06:25 PM	#7
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Well thats good and all, but it still sounds like doing an auto review and giving credit to the owner of the car instead of the manufacturer. It sorta misses the point. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

02-13-2004, 07:02 PM	#8
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	The main point being that their website does not link to yours AND contains so little information about the product. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

02-14-2004, 07:05 PM	#10
Socrates Sage Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 1,529	Talking about physical sales, etc. It still kills me that there is softwar that I have to get up off my fat butt and get to the store before they close to buy unless I want to wait a week for shipping. I'd buy all my software online if I could. Bat rays? We don't need no stinking bat rays!