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- From: RANDY@VM1.UCC.OKSTATE.EDU
- Subject: Re: $$ Is pkz204c worth the $$ ?
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- References: <961@bbkingMDC.unisys.COM>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 02:04:11 GMT
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- In article <961@bbkingMDC.unisys.COM>
- rmarks@MDC.Unisys.COM (Richard Marks) writes:
-
- >
- >I note that the Shareware price for pkz204c is $47. This
- >is a lot of money for a marginally better compression program.
- >
- >Lets keep things in perspective, all this does is implement
- >a rather old compression and librarian program. There are
- >a lot of other such programs out there that work real well.
- >Also I have spent a heck of a lot less for a bunch more
- >shareware functionality. So is this thing worth $47 ?
- >My answer is no.
- >
- >I realize that pkzip is the big name in compression. What
- >would happen if Timo and Jim required a certification that
- >anyone posting to their machines had a legal copy?
-
- well, you need to remember the fact that the $47 is for commercial
- institutions not individual persons, who can use the software free
- of charge, as long as they don't charge for it's use.
-
- The Average public can use the software free of charge and it's completely
- legal.
-