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From: russ@convex.COM (Russell Donnan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Software piracy
Message-ID: <102983@convex.convex.com>
Date: 12 Jun 90 14:36:54 GMT
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In article <9243@paperboy.OSF.ORG> mbrown@osf.org (Mark Brown) writes:
>Chuck.Arelei@f31.n343.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Chuck Arelei) writes:
>>"The best way to prevent illegal software piracy is to lower the
>>softwares' prices, you hear me out there? Mr. Adobe & Mr. Letraset?"
>
>"The best way to reduce car radio thefts is to lower car radio prices,
>do you hear me Mr. Blaupunkt & Mr. Alpine?"

While it is true that theives only steal things of value.  It's also true
that consumers only buy things of value.  I refuse to be convinced that
stealing software lowers the price.  Software companies are not producing
products for their health!  The only way to lower the prices is through
competition.  Mark, do you think you can write and market ATM cheaper
than Adobe can?  Then do it!  Telling them that people are going to steal
from them unless they lower their price is absurd.  Stealing anything is a
crime.  Adobe, Letraset, Blaupunkt, and Alpine are in business to make
money.  They set the prices of their products at market value, or they
die, just like everyone else.  Theft has nothing to do with it.

-Russ (Just fanning the flames...)
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Russ Donnan, (214) 497-4778, russ@convex.com
Convex Computer Corporation, 3000 Waterview Parkway, Richardson, TX
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