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From: Joseph Crowe <jcrowe>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Ethics of joining CompuServe to DL B&P
Date: 21 Feb 1996 21:52:24 GMT
Organization: Tandem Computers,Inc. (Austin, TX)
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[e-mail] (singh) wrote:
>Hmm I never thought about that...guess that wouldn't be unethical since
>compuserve *gives* you ten hours free...just out of curiosity is there an
>ascii manual that comes with it?  Also any other input on whether or not
>using free hours to dl would be ethical, albeit legal?

    I just joined CompuServe from a Mac so I could download updates to Taxcut
and the B&P software.  I will probably keep the membership for a few months as
there are some other "value-added" features available on CS that do not appear
on the internet.  However, if all I did was to join, use 10 hours downloading
software and quit, I would not feel any guilt.  That's what the trial
memberships are for.  I doubt that either CS or AOL expects a huge stick rate
for their subscribers, although both services can offer both more and less than
what you can get on the internet in general.  Most pundits feel CS and AOL have
a limited lifespan anyway.  Just my $.02 worth.

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Joseph Crowe
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