Atlantis Word Processor, Trialpay & RealArcade GamePass

 

   I really like a word processor called "Atlantis" that I have used in
the past. (ok, a friend gave me a free copy, and I got used to using it,
but that copy doesn't work on Windows 7)  I figured it is time for me to
buy my own full version anyway, and support the program authors.  The
program is well designed, and very compact.  It is also quite intuitive,
which is worth a lot to me.

   So, I was about to spend $35 on the Atlantis word processor, but then
I noticed they had some offer called "trialpay", where you sign up for
an offer, and then once you have successfully done that, you get a full
download of a registered copy of Atlantis word processor.

   I browsed the offers, and the only one that stood out was RealArcade
Gamepass.  If you sign up for a 30 day free trial, you get a tetris
clone game, plus another game of your choice.  Then, each month you pay
a $9.99 subscription fee, and in exchange you get to download a full
version game.

   Now, I'm thinking, hmm.  I was about to spend $35 for the full
version of Atlantis word processor.  However, instead I can subscribe
for a couple of months, pay $10, and get 2 shareware games.  I see that
"Plants vs Zombies" is on the list, and I was being tempted to register
that for $20 anyway.

   So if I sign up for this, I end up spending $10 total for 2 months.
I get Plants vs Zombies for that $10, instead of paying $20 to register
it.  Plus, I also get Atlantis, and another game.

   Seems like a better deal, eh?  However, I'm still on dialup, and
though many of the games seem small enough to download on dialup, I was
wanting to know if any of you have experience with RealArcade or Trialpay.

   I'm afraid I'm going to start getting loads of junk mail from
trialpay or RealArcade.  I'm also worried that the RealArcade download
manager, though it is a small download at about 600k, might either slow
my system down, be intrusive, or keep track of my browsing habits.
(spyware-like)

   If anyone has any experience with either of these two programs, I
would appreciate it if you could post your thoughts here.  Thanks!