To purchasers of the Zi Wei Flying Stars application, I will be making some important UI changes to the Zi Wei application.
No worries, all updates are free of charge and there are no plans for subscription fees and more on this.
But first, some clarifications.
I have been consistently told that the interfaces and features are suitable for use
After the COVID pandemic, I received a request for a Flying Stars Zi Wei phone application.
Unknown to me, the lady requestor was hoping that I port the app to the phone platform attempt to maximize profit using a inevitable subscription pay wall.
A Si Hua Zi Wei phone app one of the dumbest idea anyone can conceive.
Reading 4x4 grid charts off a palm size phone screen is one of the strangest ideas floated, even if it is for convenience or emergency, you probably spend more time scrolling around the screen or reaching out for that pair of glass.
One wannabe chap trying his hand at it and failed miserably. The phone app was disposed and the lady requestor managed to morph the remnants that phone app into a web application pay wall.
That requestor with her new disciple dismissed the 'clunky Windows application that is unsuitable for professional reading or teaching'.
She apparently forgot that the clunky Windows application helped launched her sideline as Si Hua Zi Wei instructor in 2013.
Welcome to the brand new world of software monetization aka subscription!
The dots link up.
The problem with business folks is they cannot resist that innate business DNA to maximize profit off their customers.
- Educate new cash cows with intuitive, accessible tools for $38 monthly or $365 annually.
- Monetise Zi Wei Dou Shu for today's digital world using "paid structured insights".
Software subscription is great for the developer in the monetary aspects.
Therefore, I will spend a few hours each week to modify the clunky Si Hua Zi Wei application to introduce some user interface changes and highlight some of the constraints when designing the Si Hua application.
In the existing application, the Si Hua transformer lines appear when your mouse hovers around English stems. The first change will make the 4 transformers appears when you click on the English stems.
For registered users, please contact zwdsflying@yahoo.com for the latest copy and I repeat, no software subscription 8)
