![]() ![]() Even by iObit's curious standards, a small me-too app that costs money every year just to use it is as brazen as it gets.Īs to why it's a me-too app, software has long been available to sort out the start menu mess inflicted by Microsoft on its long-suffering customers. Not stated on this page, nor made clear by iObit even on its website, is that $7.99 is but the cost of a 12-month rental. Stated by iObit on this page to be $22.95, Start Menu 8 is actually sold on its website for $7.99. More silliness from a Chinese developer seemingly intent on discrediting itself to the point that it does little business at all. This has provided a way for many people to watch TV they could not ordinarily get otherwise (such as Or perhaps the companies like Hulu who provide service that they have to pay a fee to get and provide it to you at a cost that is far less (and more convent than you could get on your own. What your license pays for is the ability to use their servers in various locations for connections. The software stays pretty much the same and updates are provided to fix errors or instabilities. I am for the license when it is appropriate to the software use. Fortunately not all firms do this and there are plenty of alternatives (at least for now). This is another form of licensing in my view. Some companies today have opted to still sell their products, but not update them unless you buy the update. The only way you could use your 'lifetime' purchase was to use another anti-virus product. When a well known anti-virus firm took over the company, they 'licensed' it per year and if you used their anti-virus product, it would uninstall it and provide the ability to buy a yearly license! It worked (and still does) just fine without licensing and could have been bought for lifetime at one reasonable price (and you owned the copy, which did have a serial number). "Qurb" (a spam email filter) is one of the first I met up with. I have seen many companies take over software (firms) and then force (or try to) consumers to use licensing on the product(s) that will function just fine without it. I have been working with computers and software since the '80s and do forensics (computers) now. ![]() These software firms are greedy (my opinion) and not interested in the consumers. I do not buy or consider any software with time limited licensing when it does not need it to function. Please note: the license is provided for 1 year More advanced settings are there waiting to be discovered. Users are also able to save their own account picture, pin their favorite applications and manage the way programs are displayed in Start Menu. An assortment of icons has been collected for users to customize the Windows Start Button. Users are able to customize settings via Start Menu 8. Start Menu 8 offers 100% clean and safe start menu to help users find apps and desired files without any disturbance. Frequently or recently used files are also pinned to Start Menu for quick access.Īdvertisements may distract user attention while using a system start menu, sometimes even resulting in unwanted clicks. Users can also easily find files needed with more accurate search results. With 20% faster search speed, it can provide search results in less time. Newly-released Start Menu 8 owns a more powerful search engine. What’s more, the background color of Start Menu changes along with desktop background. Start Menu 8 also offers an easy way to switch back to original style. Users can enjoy a familiar start menu again with just one click while other styles are also available. Start Menu 8 can help users who are not willing to change their behaviors and bring back the classic start menu. After upgrading to Windows 8/10, users might find it difficult to get used to the new system where no start menu exists. ![]()
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