What lies beneath
Posted by marshall Thu, 24 Feb 2005 00:50:00 GMT
I am really liking Handmark Express for the Treo. Just today I was looking up a business in the virtual "411" program. It gave me the list of search results, I tapped on the one I wanted, and then I tapped on a button to get a map. From there I could pick an address from the Treo's contact list as the starting location and it would give me turn-by-turn directions. The integration is very nice indeed.
I must say, though, that the label on the envelope containing the Express software contains what must be the most ridiculous statement I've ever seen on a software product:
The license is inside the envelope. So...opening the seal means I agree to the license. But I can't read the license without opening the seal. The license could say anything! Maybe it says they can come by and help themselves to my fridge. Maybe it commits me to giving them my house. Maybe it says they can kill me with some poisonous substance also hidden inside the envelope. How am I to know?
"You picked the box! Let's see what's in the box! ... Nothing! Absolutely nothing! Stupid! You're so stupid!"
Well, I picked the box, and it turns out it was just a standard license agreement. But the packaging is still ridiculous.
I keep on checking to see when you will post about your trip. I guess I will just have to wait a little longer.