by kahilzinger » 04 March 2010, 23:09
Honestly, I know it is expensive, but it would be more professional and certainly look more professional to have a signed driver. Microsoft made Windows 7 a pain in the ___ to use unsigned drivers and they did that as a way of making it more stable. Luckily, for some of us, we know how to get around that but for your average user, that really is not an option.
I don't know how much the hardware actually costs to make but I know how much I paid for my Box and SSA and I don't think there is that much in raw parts on the inside. I realize there are more than just the parts when you determine the cost of the product and its software but I would pay an upgrade charge for major revisions if I got signed drivers and a stable product for that upgrade. You added x64-bit OSes and MAC to this version. The box says it does not work, because the box comes with version 5.0. I think, in this case, if you wanted to differ the cost of the signature certificates, you could justify passing thoses costs onto people who wanted the next major release.