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From: kyt@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Kok Yong Tan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Why do people pirate software?
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Date: 4 Aug 90 03:16:33 GMT
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In article <5258@mace.cc.purdue.edu> omalley@mace.cc.purdue.edu (John O'Malley) writes:
>In article <7120@helios.TAMU.EDU> n138ct@tamuts.tamu.edu (Brent Burton) writes:
>>Summary:  Why get stuck with a lemon?
>>I think this.  Why should I dish out _any_ $$$ and get stung?  If I have
>>been thinking about buying some program, I'll look/ask around to see if
>>anyone I know has it so I can use it.  Not just try it out at the lab
>>for an hour, but really use it.
>
>*Bzzzt!*  A better way would be to buy the program from MacConnection
>or some other mail-order place that offers 30 or 60 day money-back
>guarantees.  This way you can try out the program legally ... and you'll
>have the latest version and full documentation.  And you'll be able to
>get your money back if you don't like it.

Good though MacConnection (I'm a MacConnection devotee after having been put
through the grinder by other companies who shall remain unnamed), not all
programs have a money-back guarantee.  The ones that do are clearly marked.
You can call MacConnection and ask their sales people whether the program is or
is not an MBG product.  They're also pretty good with compatibility questions,
too. 

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