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From: chai@hawk.cs.ukans.edu (Ian Chai)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: prices
Message-ID: <1991Apr25.002353.10955@hawk.cs.ukans.edu>
Date: 25 Apr 91 00:23:53 GMT
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In article <73263@brunix.UUCP> omh@cs.brown.edu (Owen M. Hartnett) writes:
>In article <1991Apr22.055054.7976@hawk.cs.ukans.edu> chai@hawk.cs.ukans.edu (Ian Chai) writes:
>>I second that! Yes, these prices sorely tempt me to piracy.
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>shave the rent a little.  Maybe you won't mind getting your software in
>a plastic bag instead of a fancy printed box?  We'll even throw in a
>zip-loc bag instead of a sandwich bag.
Actually, I wouldn't mind getting my software in a sandwitch bag if it
would reduce its price 50%... actually, the folks who make MacCheese
*use* this concept!

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>bought, it wouldn't sell. If you feel that the feature set of the software
>doesn't justify the price, it doesn't make it OK to steal.  I could make
No, I wasn't condoning stealing. Note I said *tempt* me to piracy. A few
years ago, I had to evaluate my piracy in view of my moral beliefs, and
it was very hard, but I had to give it up. It made my conscience feel
good but it doesn't make my pocketbook feel any better <grin>.

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>And, no, the old supply and demand lower the price and increase sales
>doesn't always work in software.  People seem to equate the quality of
>the software with its price.
That's too bad... personally, I go by recommendations & reviews. That's
one of the reasons I value comp.sys.mac.

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