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- From: alrashi@ecf.toronto.edu (AL RASHID SHAHIR)
- Subject: Re: ADVOCACY: Re: a blurb
- Message-ID: <C0rLwF.BIA@ecf.toronto.edu>
- Keywords: PC piracy
- Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility
- References: <1993Jan11.205852.13486@bsu-ucs> <1itkq7INNb1l@life.ai.mit.edu> <1993Jan12.193457.27858@nosc.mil>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 23:43:26 GMT
- Lines: 44
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- In article <1993Jan12.193457.27858@nosc.mil> healy@nosc.mil (Mike Healy) writes:
- >
- >I do think that piracy is more pervasive on pc's. Every person I know
- >who has a pc has pirated commercial programs. I've seen pirated versions
- >of commercial programs used by companies I've worked for. My brother
- >used to work for a large aerospace firm and a friend of his there came
- >very close to being fired because he refused to use pirate software
- >at work, which pissed his supervisor off bad. I detect the attitude
- >among pc owners that I know that they are "entitled" to pirate copies and
- >you would be "stupid" to buy it. Do I hang out with an atypical, criminal
- >set of people? I don't think so. I think they reflect the views of the
- >average pc user.
- >
- >I think the commercial piracy situation has gotten better since software
- >manufacturers have started raiding corporations.
- >
- >Now I don't know about shareware - I am talking about pirated commercial
- >software, not shareware.
- >
- >Mike Healy
- >
- >healy@nosc.mil
- >
-
- How about this? I know a HELUVA lot of people who use the PC line and when
- the come over to my house and see the pile of BOUGHT software I have for my
- STE will express _disbelief_!!! (Something along the lines of "You actually
- BUY software????" ) Hey, believe it or not, piracy is far more rampant
- in the PC line than in any other line. So don't give me crap about PROVING
- it and all, cuz _hey_ I own all three Amiga, ST, and PC, and I have actually
- seen PIRATED software in original-looking boxes being taken off PC shelves!!
- Tell me if this is widespread in any other market...("Hey, you need Windows?
- Just take it of my computer, man..." <--- what more did you expect from a
- company which didn't know how to copyright???)
-
- Just like you tell us not to hide shit about the ST, please don't hide shit
- about the PC's.....Jeez.
-
- AcEzE.
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