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From: drew@cup.portal.com (Andrew E Wade)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Why do people pirate software?
Message-ID: <32641@cup.portal.com>
Date: 10 Aug 90 02:37:00 GMT
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Why do people pirate software?  Here's a guess of common reasons:

1.  Because it's too easy.  So, they do it without even thinking, or
maybe meaning well, thinking they'll pay for it tomorrow,...

2.  Because it's too hard.  Some people can't resist the challeng of
breaking that security, or resent its imposition.

3.  Because they see no value in software.  It's ephemeral, it's not
substantial like buying an hunk of plastic or metal.

-Drew Wade