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From: judd@umcp-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Software Piracy
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Date: Fri, 13-Apr-84 19:09:43 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 13 19:09:43 1984
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Many people sell there expertice in a field for $20-$40 in the form of text
books.  No one loses any money on these and yet the market is not as large
as the (potential) market for good software.

Thus I believe people could make a living writing good software, providing
usfull documentation and some support and charge between $20 and $100.

The current prices (and copy protection policies) are a dissaster and may
yet destroy the home computer market.

Judd Rogers

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