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From: dvljhg@cs.umu.se (J|rgen Holmberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A European point of view (LONG)
Keywords: Copy protection, games, breaking the OS
Message-ID: <1990Dec7.161251.27384@cs.umu.se>
Date: 7 Dec 90 16:12:51 GMT
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Hi all!

The article I am responding to was just a tiny bit long :-). So here are my
view on the subject. Peoples attitude towards piracy IS changing. Their
wallet size isn't --> hence piracy will remain for a long while. About the
messages asking you to buy pirated software you like. They would be a good
thing if it wasn't for the fact that they are put in by those crackers in
europe that are into organised selling of pirated software. They make big
bucks out of illegal activities and then add that disclaimer. :-(
About the price of the A3000. The price in sweden is more like $10000 for
an A3000 25Mhz 100Mb Hd machine. Basically you can buy a '486 or '040 machine
with any other OS cheaper. Add to this commodores reputation for nonexistant
service and poor marketing and you will realize that A3000 doesn't stand a
chance in sweden. I will still buy one in germany if I can afford it but the
swedish market will not do so.

Regards, Jorgen
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