Path: utzoo!yunexus!xrtll!mark From: mark@xrtll.UUCP (Mark Vange) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: No more Cinemaware stuff for Amiga !!!???? Summary: Piracy doesn't hurt sales myth Message-ID: <333@xrtll.UUCP> Date: 31 Jul 89 18:34:30 GMT Article-I.D.: xrtll.333 References: <268@nrcvax.NRC.COM> <30140@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Organization: Wcom, Toronto, Ont Lines: 21 > program is selling, and then they go and figure that the 10,000 kids > who've illegally copied it would have bought it were it not available > under the Jolly Roger. That, I'm afraid, is utterly absurd. > Even if 10% of those 10,000 kids went out and bought the software, that would translate into 1000 additional units, which is a considerable number from the standpoint of most Amiga developers. I can tell you that Dragon's Lair outsold our initial expectations because it's protection lasted for over 5 months, but as soon as a cracked version appeared, sales dropped down to nothing. While it may make you feel better on a Friday night to have your favoriate cracked game handy, it's making my Friday nights much leaner than they deserve to be after many months of hard work! -- Mark Vange Phone Death Threats to: Vanguard Distributing (416) 730-1352 mark@xrtll 8 Everingham Ct. North York "Every absurdity has a champion Ont, Canada M2M 2J5 to defend it." - Oliver Goldsmith