Zagat to Go 2005 Restaurant & Entertainment Guide: For Palm OS & Pocket PC / Restaurants, Nightlife, Shopping, Movies, Golf (Zagatsurvey) (CD-ROM)

by Zagat Survey

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
These are the results of the forty restaurant and nightlife guides that Zagat produce yearly, covering cities such as London, Paris, New York, Tokyo and San Francisco to name but a few. To guide the readers to the best watering holes to suit their tastes, moods and budgets, there are a number of category lists, for example, Most Popular, Top Ratings and Best Buys. On the assumption that most people want a quick fix on the places at which they are considering socialising, there are also handy and concise indexes. Theses guides spotlight both centuries old traditional pubs and trendy, minimalist lounges, sumptuous restaurants and clubs. The diversity of venues means that goths, pre-clubbers, lads, families, hen and stag nights and tourists can all have the best of times.

Product Details

• CD-ROM
• Publisher: Zagat Survey; CD-Rom edition (November 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570066450
• ISBN-13: 978-1570066450
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,228,122 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars WARNING: THIS PROGRAM DIES AFTER ONE YEAR, January 3, 2005

By	Burton L. Alperson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I enjoyed using Zagat to Go for a year. Then the program refused to run. When I contacted Zagat, I was told that the program was actually a subscription. The program will not run unless you renew the subscription every year. This policy is not mentioned anywhere in the online descriptions. I can understand not being able to upgrade without paying the subscription, but to cripple the program with a drop-dead date is unforgivable.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars IT STOPS WORKING AFTER A YEAR, February 23, 2005

By	V. Su - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased the 2004 copy and nowhere does it say that it is a subscription model. After my copy stopped working after a year, I contacted Zagat customer support and this is what they said:

"An annual subscription to ZAGAT TO GO for Palm OS entitles subscribers to use of the ZAGAT TO GO software license and access to the software for a period of 365-days. The subscription model is designed to cease operation and access to the software and content after the annual term has expired. To continue access, including regular updates require an active subscription. Therefore you may be interested in renewing your subscription.

To renew your subscription to ZAGAT TO GO please visit us online at http://www.zagat.com and click "Renew Palm OS". The current annual renewal price is $24.95 plus applicable sales tax.

Thank you for your continued interest in Zagat Survey."

I think this is outrageous and tantamount to paying double what the hardcopy costs (albeit you get access to more than one city) and then having to return it at the end of the year.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars You don't buy it -- you RENT it, January 31, 2005

By	Edward Torpy (Reston, VA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Zagat reviews are great, and the software gives you the power of a small, user-friendly database. My only complaint is that you can't see the restaurant location on a map. The reviews from Vindigo's software (check out Vindigo's web site for more information about this product) aren't nearly as good, but the mapping feature is outstanding. I couldn't live without Vindigo, but I think the quality of the reviews from Zagat still offer enough value to justify owning both.

As the previous reviewer mentioned, what you're "buying" is a one year subscription to the Zagat To Go software. After one year, the software drops dead. It's still a great deal if you need more than one Zagat city guide. One irritating thing is that Zagat charges $25 to renew your subscription, so you're better off just "buying" another copy from Amazon after your old copy expires.