DVD Fab Decrypter no longer free?
“Went to upgrade to 3.0.3.x and see it is now a trial version. Good for 30 days. What’s up? Hope I’m reading something wrong.”
“Yep, it is payware now.”
“I just now downloaded it http://www.dvdidle.com/free.htm and installed it … it is not saying anything about … costing me anything … I click the about button and it says …. Free Edition”
“Are you sure you didn’t download DVDFab – as opposed to DVDFab DeCryptor?
DVDFab DeCryptor 3035 still looks free to me.”
“I installed the newest version last night, and I saw no indication of a trial version.”
“Something weird here! Check out www.dvdfab.com vs www.dvdidle.com”
“Make sure you use the correct links. There are versions of software with adware attached to them. Make sure you are getting the download from a reliable source.”
“This is the link for the free DVDFab Decrypter: http://www.dvdidle.com/free.htm It is strange that DVDFab Decrypter does not also appear on www.dvdfab.com. I did a whois check and found both sites are registered to HiChina Web Solutions with Shen Lanny (lanny@dvdidle.com) as a common point of contact.”
“Sounds like a sign of things to come. DVD Fab Decrypter may not be free much longer. This appears be their transition period. I want my DVD Decrypter back!”
“First dvdfab decryptor is still very much free….dvdfab platinum or gold is a trial they look the same as decryptor but have there extra functions enabled.“
“If you go to the http://www.dvdidle.com/ website, they list the now-NOT-free DVDFab Platinum, Express, and Gold versions of their software.
However, at the bottom of the page is a text link that says “Free Stuff.”
Click on it. There you find the latest version of DVDFab Decrypter (Ver. 3.0.5.5) which has a post date of 01/11/2007.
I wonder why they don’t list the free version along with their for-sale versions?“
“Probably because they are in a business to make money and they would rather you buy their main products. AVG does similar and sort of ‘hides’ their freeware version of their antivirus. The free programs like DVDFab Decrypter are just a sideline. And it always helps to send companies and authors a thank you note to show that you appreciate their freeware and to encourage them to continue to maintain it.”
