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> Ninite isn't just some good Samaritan, they're a for-profit company. It saddens me that we've gotten to a point where operating a service company for profit
by greghinch 13y ago
> Ninite isn't just some good Samaritan, they're a for-profit company.
It saddens me that we've gotten to a point where operating a service company for profit can't also be seen as doing good. Everyone has to pay the bills (and maybe even be rewarded for their efforts?), even the do-gooders.
- JohnTHaller 13y agoA for profit company can also be seen as doing good. My issue with the article is the complete one-sided-ness and the fact that they say that Ninite is an alternative to using the Flash updater but neglect to mention that Ninite costs $10 a year for updates while Flash's built-in automatic updater is free.
- greghinch 13y agoI don't think that's any sort of bias; the article's point is that Ninite's update process is much simpler to manage than the Adobe one, particularly if you are managing a network. I will freely admit I haven't used Ninite, but I know that almost anything would be an improvement on the Adobe updater. The value Ninite creates is worth $10 a year (is the point in the article).