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From: ericmcg@pro-generic.cts.COM (Eric Mcgillicuddy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: RE: piracy
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Date: 21 Nov 89 05:13:08 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from TSEMM%ALASKA.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu

I tend to get po'd at people bragging about never buying software, fortunately
this person is a hardware addict and has moved on to MS-DOS systems. May he be
infected by compuAIDS! The discussion has run the gamut from 'who cares' to
'don't boot it if you don't own it'. The middle ground seems the best
solution, test your software before buying, but use the originals including
the manuals (the manuals and support are really what you are paying for
anyway). Rely on user groups product reviews, not mags who have the publisher
as an advertiser. I've been stiffed on a couple of products, The Pawn and
Fantavision specifically, this has made me cautious about CP programs. Frankly
I would prefer the world to work fairly, but this just doesn't happen. Some
people have no conscience and these are the ones who ruin it for the rest of
us. Most of those who have responded, either personally or publicly, do not
belong in this group. Perhaps that is because the readers of this feed are in
higher education and thus smart enough to realize that piracy kills a product
faster than non-support from the manufacturer ever could.

"Anything useful will be abused until it is useless"