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From: hyc@math.lsa.umich.edu (Howard Chu)
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Subject: Re: Need help with ICD Utils
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Date: 9 Aug 90 22:57:04 GMT
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In article <1348@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca> jhenders@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca (John Henders) writes:
> I think the reason ICD changed their policy on distribution was that as their
>software became so obviosly superior to all the competition,it was being used
>on every hard drive. I wish they allowed free distribution though,as they have
>it protected anyways and I hate paying to download it from GEnie. Besides, I 
>hear it's available on pirate boards with the protection removed anyways.

Well, I guess that's the way this economy works - when a company notices an
increased demand for their product, they're free to take advantage and raise the
cost of the supply accordingly.

Just because a program appears on a pirate board is sufficient reason for a
company to stop charging money for their product? Neat idea...
--
  -- Howard Chu @ University of Michigan
  one million data bits stored on a chip, one million bits per chip
	if one of those data bits happens to flip,
		one million data bits stored on the chip...