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- From: philip@utstat.uucp (Philip McDunnough)
- Subject: Re: The Perennial Piracy Debate (was Re: Bilestoad)
- Message-ID: <1992Jul30.132015.15128@utstat.uucp>
- Organization: University of Toronto, Dept. of Statistics
- References: <bazyar.712366277@teal> <7tnmlp#.payner@netcom.com> <bazyar.712470809@teal>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 13:20:15 GMT
- Lines: 55
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- In article <bazyar.712470809@teal> bazyar@teal.csn.org (Jawaid Bazyar) writes:
-
- [ ]
- >
- > I see. Apple killed the II with System 6.0. They killed the II with
- >the Ethernet card. They killed the II with the incredible, source-level
- >developer support from DTS. That doesn't fly. Developers left the II
- >for one reason: they couldn't make enough money on it. Now, whether
- >"enough money" means > $10M or not even enough to cover development,
- >piracy is a big part of this problem. DreamGrafix and Pick'n'Pile are
- >being sold, illegally, in France. By ex-members of the FTA and Toolbox.
- >These people are almost universally worshipped here in the states, but
- >they're hardcore pirates and just as responsible as Apple (along with all
- >the other pirates) for developers leaving the II. When new software is
- >distributed across the nation in two days, thousands upon thousands of
- >illegal copies, then there's a problem that needs to be addressed.
- > Apple is at this point giving third party developers the opportunity
- >to take over the IIgs, in spirit if not in name or in new hardware.
- >That's awfully hard to do with pirates running around all over the place.
- >Let me give you an example. I went to a user's group meeting in
- >Champaign, Illinois. Someone there asked if they could make a photocopy
- >of the AppleWorks 3.0 manual, since theirs was "slightly warm". It's
- >this kind of nonchalance, this kind of "well, piracy is bad, but it's
- >okay _sometimes_" that upsets me. Piracy is _never_ okay.
-
- The GS has the opportunity of truly becoming the only real personal
- computer around. The basics are all in place. The hardware needs updating,
- but should the Avatar come to pass then things could be most interesting.
-
- What is Pick'n'Pile?
-
- Many months ago I dared say something semi-negative re FTA et al, and my
- mailbox was flooded with idiotic messages for weeks. Hope you have a thicker
- skin.
-
- Piracy will stop on the GS once people realize (1) if it continues, noone
- will write for the GS and (2) people have to feel secure that they are
- purchasing software from developers who will stand behind their product.
-
- As for AppleWorks3.0, I'm a registered user of the GS version, but while
- I have manulas in excellent condition I the disks were lost during a recent
- move. It would help if Claris was aware of the product!
-
- While I generally agree with your views on piracy for the GS, I can help
- looking at the thousands of dollars of sw I've spent for it and wondering
- why much of it won't work properly ( after each System upgarde something
- would break) and these companies don't seem to care.
-
- While I'm at it I'm still trying to get the title page for DWGS to show.
- Someone mentioned a patch on AoL. Do you know Bill H's e-mail address?
-
- Don't let the ... get to you.
-
- Philip McDunnough
- philip@utstat.toronto.edu
-