Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!whuxl!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-ny1mm!district From: district@ny1mm.DEC Newsgroups: net.micro.apple Subject: Piracy???? Message-ID: <1309@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Mon, 25-Mar-85 14:10:45 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.1309 Posted: Mon Mar 25 14:10:45 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 28-Mar-85 01:00:23 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 40 Hi All. My name is DOCTOR VAX and as a PIRATE I would like to answer some of the STUPID statements of Joel McCormack..... I have read his letter many times and still see the same thing. He had[has] a company that sold a fairly expensive product. This is not bad in itself,but his product was SHIT!!! Take it from me I know. He acknowledges that he didn't have the capital to ramp up production. Well Joel it takes money to make it. You obviously didn't and tried to SNEAK by with a product that YOU thought would make it. Bad business JOEL !! You also tried to recoop your development cost to soon. Bad move again. Then you started discounting with big numbers. Tcchh Tccch.... Bad again. When that happens most intelligent people [dealers to] see the writing on the wall. Jeez did you ever take a Business or marketing cost??? You also stated that you didn't give a shit about what we think is a fair price. That's true for me, but what about the people out there that want to buy it. Your software was just overpriced and not that GOOD [ouch!] About MYTH #2 I DO have the RIGH{ to back up MY software. Look into the Laws you jerk. Your anlogies to the car holds no water. If my car breaks down my business will not suffer. Without a backup it will!!! You also stated that if I[we] don't like theway software is packaged,licensed etc then don't buy it. Well thats what we did and thats why your working for DEC [ouch that hurt]. By virtue of you now working for dec means one of two thing. You talk good shit and got or job or you are a good programmer. I hope its the latter. A good businessman your not. About MYTH #3 The estimates of 5-10 times the legal copies is just that. An estimate. Prices would not come down as much as you think. The people that are still in business like Broderbund,PFS,Quark,Penguin etc have low prices already. The software is selling good too. Not because its cheap,but because its GOOD. The best example is BEAGLE BROS. utilites for the Apple. NEVER has ANY of there software been protected!!!!!! They're doing just fine. Ask Bert. I have around 500 disks worth of software [not yours I deleted it] and some I bought and most I got. Also your statement most pirates are pathetic liars is a bunch of bullshit!!! You must know some shit people [birds of a feather... All of the Pirates I know are ok people. We don't hurt any company. If your software is good it'll sell if not well..... So in Summary it sounds like your just a pissed off [on] businessman and looking for a SCAPEGOAT. As for the MORALITY of it YOUR FULL OF SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DIDN'T BRING DOWN YOUR BUSINESS-----YOU DID. YOU DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO RUN IT YOUR AN ASSHOLE. YOU FAILED AND CAN'T ADMIT IT!!! IF AND WHEN YOU HAVE SOME GOOD SOFTWARE LET ME KNOW. I'D LIKE TO SIGN IT DOCTOR VAX LATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!