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From: liang@cvl.UUCP (Eli Liang)
Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: Re: APPLe/PIRACY
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Date: Fri, 29-Mar-85 00:29:39 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 29 00:29:39 1985
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> Hi,
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> PIRACY--This is such a hot topic I jsut couldn't resist. Mr. McCormack has
> blamed Pirates for the failure of his business. From what I can see it was HIM
> and nobody else. I read his letter a few times and still feel the same way. He
> said the cheapest anyone evergot it with special discounts and all was around 
> $240. This in account with the 25-40% discounts!!! That's expensive!! He also
> stated that if people don't like a companies Licenseing,Policies etc., then
> don't buy the software. Well I guess they did just that!!! To say a company
> went out of business because of piracy is just a bullshit cover up for there
> own mistakes!! Beagle Bros,Pfs,Infocom are good examples. There are alot of
> pirated copies of there stuff and they're doing just great! Stop crying Joel
> and all you others. I WILL agree that without copies the companies would be
> more profitable. Don't though, blame there demise on them. They had a shit
> product and people didn't buy it. Plain and simple!! I think Joel and Dave
> hough should get together. One blames his demise on pirates and the says all
> people who have Apple//'s are hackers. You guy deserve each other!!!!!!!
> 
> 
> The above OPINIONS ARE MINE PERSONALLY AND HAVE NOTHING TO DO WHATSOEVER
> WITH MY EMPLOYER...NONE,NADA,NIEN.!!
> 
> 
> CHOW PEOPLE...
> 
> 
> JOE CRAPAROTTA

I guess you know DOCTOR VAX....  after all, you two are from the same usenet
site: ny1mm, DEC Engineering Network.

-eli

p.s. and gee, you even sound like him...............
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