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- From: evans1@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (Dan Evans)
- Subject: Re: A Frank Discussion on Piracy (Flames, Anyone? :-P )
- Organization: AT&T
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- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 18:44:52 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec17.184452.8186@cbnewsm.cb.att.com>
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- > As stated above, I feel that some forms of software piracy are valid.
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- > shareware concept - If one likes and uses the software, one should
- > register (buy) it. The distribution of cracked games on thousands of
- > BBS's across the country helps prevent the unsuspecting buyer from buying a
- > total lemon of a product. How many times have you bought software only to
- > find out that the package is ten times better than the product? Caveat
- > Emptor!
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- You do raise some good points here. But with the onset of shareware,
- demos released from the software publishers, and return polices from
- retailers like Egghead (30 day money back, no questions asked) your
- valid reasons should all be addressed by the manufacturers in short
- order. Those who do not will lose their buying market (at least in games).
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- Personally I think that the shareware concept is the greatest thing since
- sliced bread.
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