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- From: ken@isgtec.com (Ken Newman)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: Piracy of software
- Keywords: Theft
- Message-ID: <3895@isgtec.isgtec.com>
- Date: 18 Dec 92 17:58:07 GMT
- References: <BzB7yM.9u0@ccu.umanitoba.ca> <1685@tekgen.bv.tek.com> <1gm1j5INN1dsn@rs1.rrz.Uni-Koeln.DE>
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- Organization: ISG Technologies Inc., Mississauga Ontario
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- In article <1gm1j5INN1dsn@rs1.rrz.Uni-Koeln.DE> kim@vax.mpiz-koeln.mpg.dbp.de writes:
- > <blah blah>
- > Now, an increased percentage of people from an user
- > base of increased size call your hotline, and the wires of your
- > phone will glow so brightly you even can spare light bulbs in
- > your house :-). Charging for calling the hotline will probably
- > turn out to be a real gold mine, <blah blah>
-
- Umm, don't you suppose the only reason people are calling that helpline
- is because it's free? Charging for it will just make the calls dry up
- completely. The unbelievable nerve and stupidity of these idiots
- asking for free support for a program they ripped off. Just reinforces
- the old salesman's adage, never underestimate the stupidity of the
- "customer".
-
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- ken@isgtec.com [ ...!uunet.ca!isgtec!ken ] Ken Newman
-