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There are data suppliers that bypasse the Downloader. Do they have to to
pay a royalty because they are interfacing with the Metastock files?
Lionel
-----Original Message-----
From: D.Henderson <hende@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 9:42 AM
Subject: Improving the system (Downloader)
>List,
>
>Seeing as Equis has chosen not to respond to my challenge regarding the
>Downloader, I guess I will have to explain, "Why they can't do it"!
>
>IMHO (and as seen thru my eyes), at one point in the past, every MS user
>made a decision to purchase the Metastock software. Ever since then
>you have been gently but firmly, coerced/convinced by Equis to use the
>MS Downloader. You have also been gently directed to use a MS
>Downloader compatible Data Supplier. The reason for this is that each
>of these "accepted" data suppliers has to pay Equis a "kickback" or
>royalty, each time you acquire data from them while using the MS
>Downloader. (Don't believe me, ask your data supplier!)
>
>Think about it! Vicious little circle isn't it!
>
>To me this is akin to the motor car companies, who after selling you a
>vehicle, demand a kickback from the gasoline/petro companies for every
>gallon/liter of fuel you purchase for use in that vehicle.
>
>EQUIS, is so concerned about the royalty kickback, and therefore their
>paychecks, that they have programmed themselves into a hole. (Note:
>Equis must prove that the royalty is actually owed.) This tunnel vision
>keeps them from being able to "improve/fix" the Downloader.
>
>In Equis' defence: It is this "kickback" that provides Equis with a
>uniform cash flow. They can make payroll, and pay sufficiently well
>enough to convince their programmers to come back to work tomorrow and
>enhance the program. It is also the reason why MS is so inexpensive to
>purchase in the first place. (Just think how cheap a vehicle could be,
>and, how expensive gasoline/petro would be, if the auto industry did
>this!)
>
>Okay, as MS Downloader users (who are continuing to pay by the month to
>use it), DEMAND BETTER! As CMA asserted: All the bells and whistles are
>great, but worthless without data.
>
>LIST, We must convince EQUIS of a better way! I have tried to show them
>thru example with the help of G.G and Guy T. that 5700+ tickers can be
>handled in under 30 seconds, error free!
>
>EQUIS: I can quickly think of a way to do all of this, very easily
>implemented, keeping the royalties in place (actually improve them),
>and make the MS program suite much more functional and usable for your
>customers!! (BTW: In case you forgot, THAT IS US!)
>
>
> IF - YOU - ASK!
>
>
>Only IMHO
>Dan H.
>
>PS: When is the next USA holiday (Feb 15, 1999?) and another rash of
> ID=800 errors?
>
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