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Given the similarities between {{PAGENAME}} and the old version of FlightGear, we would recommend that prospective buyers download the latest FlightGear version for free and satisfy themselves that the old re-branded FlightGear version distributed under the name {{PAGENAME}} provides worthwhile value for money before purchasing it. Even if you are certain that you want to run FlightGear v1.9.1, you can still download this freely from the web, without having to spend any money.
Given the similarities between {{PAGENAME}} and the old version of FlightGear, we would recommend that prospective buyers download the latest FlightGear version for free and satisfy themselves that the old re-branded FlightGear version distributed under the name {{PAGENAME}} provides worthwhile value for money before purchasing it. Even if you are certain that you want to run FlightGear v1.9.1, you can still download this freely from the web, without having to spend any money.
It may also be worth noting, that [http://www.virtualpilot3d.com/screenshots.htm their sample screenshots] also show some pictures obviously taken from Microsoft Flight Simulator X, which becomes obvious when paying attention to the blue glass cockpit screen backgrounds.


=== What are the differences between the two? ===
=== What are the differences between the two? ===
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=== This whole situation makes me upset! What can I do? ===
=== This whole situation makes me upset! What can I do? ===
First of all, the main problem here is the marketing tactics used by {{PAGENAME}} which exhibit very dubious ethical values. The FlightGear development teams feels the best way to combat this problem is through positive FlightGear marketing and by honestly pointing out that {{PAGENAME}} is simply a rebranding of an already free flight sim called FlightGear.  
First of all, the main problem here is the marketing tactics used by {{PAGENAME}} which exhibit very dubious ethical values. The FlightGear development teams feels the best way to combat this problem is through positive FlightGear marketing and by honestly pointing out that {{PAGENAME}} is simply an outdated rebranding of an already free flight sim called FlightGear.  


We want all of you to stay positive, to be honest and to be fair!  
We want all of you to stay positive, to be honest and to be fair!  
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Revision as of 18:45, 1 January 2019


The following template description is not displayed when the template is inserted in an article.

Goal

This template provides a single text that can be used on articles about a vendor that appears to use several names for his (or our) product.

Usage

Create an article with the name of the product as title and add the following (and only the following) content to it:

{{FlightGearVendors}}