Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!emory!stiatl!dwj From: dwj@stiatl.UUCP (David Jaquay) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Why do people pirate software? Message-ID: <10384@stiatl.UUCP> Date: 8 Aug 90 15:08:45 GMT References: <1462fullerr@yvax.byu.edu> Organization: Sales Technologies Inc. Atlanta, Ga. Lines: 28 In article srm@dimacs.rutgers.edu (Scott R. Myers) writes: >In article <1462fullerr@yvax.byu.edu> fullerr@yvax.byu.edu writes: > >> I am wondering why people pirate software. Other than the obvious cost > >One possibility is to give software an honest test drive before >deciding to give it any use. If the product is worth while enough >they will go ahead and purchase it. I'll probably get flamed for that >statement but lets face it, any worthwhile piece of software these >days is worth the cost of the support you get from the manufacturer. >In other words copying disks and manuals is not gonna make it... I agree completely with what's being said here. The support makes all the difference in the world. Flames or no, that's the biggest reason I buy software, especially turning down copies from friends. Except of course to try it out to see if it's worth the price that's being charged. There are a couple of programs (that shall remain nameless) that I bought and then never used because they really weren't worth it. At the same time, there are several programs I tried out and decided not to buy for the same reason. I feel that I have therefore saved myself much frustration and probably a many hundred dollars by not purchasing poor or unneeded software. Just two more cents. (6 more and we'll have a dimes worth...) -- David Jaquay (gatech!stiatl!dwj)