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From: kjo@aluxz.UUCP (O'CONNOR)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Software Piracy - (nf)
Message-ID: <1233@aluxz.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 5-Apr-84 09:25:45 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr  5 09:25:45 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 7-Apr-84 02:44:46 EST
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Allentown, PA
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This seems to suggest a "sole source" environment for the user, and
includes hardware, software, operating systems, and applications from
the OEM or single authorized distributor. 

Though for some this is quite alright, many would agree that this type
of arrangement will not and in fact does not promote competitive
products and reasonable prices in the personal computer class of 
equipment. 

Cottage industries cannot grow due to the restricted access to the
hard and soft system environment. This factor was crucial to the Apple
and IBM PC market, devistated the TI 99/4a, and is currently hamstringing
the DEC Rainbow and TI Professional. 

Please no flames, its just my observations of the real world facts.

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