Don’t you just hate buying software and then having to wait for its registration code? Waiting for a reply is not so bad when you are using trial software that came with full functionality for 30 days (thank you Ilium), and you’ve decided on day 15 that you want it, or if you are given 15 days to try it with only occasional purchase reminders (thank you Astraware). But it is bad when you have a crippled program that gives an annoying reminder of why you “need to buy” the fully registered version (which grrrr – you already have!), or worse yet – the application has completely shut down and quit responding without that magic password.

Evidently this is another subject that chaps Jerry’s hide, but he does have a good point. If you pay right away, shouldn’t you also get a key right away? Now to be fair, there are quite a few developers that have excellent customer service and that will get right back with the correct codes and other support. But…

Jerry says, “Most recently for me the last two applications I purchased and I emphasize PURCHASED, have yet to send me working registration codes. In one case I got an email confirming my purchase and that the code would be forthcoming. A day later I get another email asking for the device owners name so they can send me the code! I still don’t have it 2 days later! This is not isolated; it happens more and more often. Why don’t I get the code at the time of purchase? They got their money right away didn’t they?”

Read Jerry’s latest rant here; be sure to let him know whether waiting for an activation code bugs you too, or if it is just water off a duck’s back.