Devicedoctor // freeware????

[sjliepert]

Hi,
A few days ago I downloaded a program that is called \"Driverdokter\" (http://www.driverdokter.nl)
The strange thing is, that it is exact the same program as Device Doctor, but I had to pay 14,95 Euro\'s for it. A small difference is the name and a dutch translation. The problem is that you first have to pay before you can download it. They don't show screenshots.
I sent a mail to them with the message that I want my money back because this should be freeware, but they said that the payment was for all the work on translation and support to the customers. I think that some people are making profit out of your developers.
Is there a way to take some action against "making money out of freeware"?
grtz,
Toes!

:@

[Thomas]

I have never heard of Driverdokter, but if the tiny screenshot on the main screen matches that of their application, it seems to be different software than Device Doctor.

Anyway I have notified the management, thank you for reporting it.

> Is there a way to take some action against "making money out of freeware"?

You can ask them for a refund, if not granted you can call your card company and file a complaint to get the money back.

[somebodyelse87]

Hey guys,

Figured I´d respond to this topic since I also found that site and it STILL seems to be running with your modified software: against a fee of EUR 14.95!!

An additional WHOIS reverse lookup also gave me the following domains also selling suspicious replica´s of other applications, do you also identify with these apps?
If so, please shut these sites down, they are the garbage of internet and should be treated accordingly!

The additional domains they seem to host:
audiobewerken.nl
bestandenomzetten.nl
bestandterughalen.nl
codecdokter.nl
collagemaker.nl
defragler.nl
driverdoctor.co.uk
driverdokter.nl

...among others (17 total)

PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, IT´S A COMPLETE OUTRAGE!

[Thomas]

Are you sure it's our modified software? From the screenshots it seems their software is based on Paretologic applications, which might be even OK if they have licensing deal with them.

[bradja]

The website http://www.driverdokter.nl doesn't seem to work for me.
Maybe they just go around registering new domains and scamming people?

[bernyro]

I can´t evaluate such "device doctor" because I can´t download it. Is there somebody to tell me how.??

[bradja]

(06-10-2011 07:32 PM)bernyro Wrote:  I can´t evaluate such "device doctor" because I can´t download it. Is there somebody to tell me how.??

Are you talking about the legit one??? Which you find in the download section on the homepage?
http://www.devicedoctor.com/download/Dev...Bundle.exe