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From: vxp6840@ritcv.UUCP (-Vitas P.-)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Software (and other kinds of) copying
Keywords: technology changes things
Message-ID: <111@ritcv.UUCP>
Date: 21 Jan 88 22:34:21 GMT
References: <8055@g.ms.uky.edu> <174@piring.cwi.nl> <14257@oddjob.UChicago.EDU>
Reply-To: vxp6840@ritcv.UUCP (-Vitas P.-)
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
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	With all the problems with pirating software I wonder why do some
people still make commercial programs?  I can understand utilities and
productivity software can make money because people need them, and their
docs; And with the typically inflated prices, they still can make money.
As for games, I don't understand why anyone would put in the effort if they
know it will be pirated.
	I think back when computers were new, people loved it when a new
game comes out.  If it was good, people loved it more.  Being unsophisticated
people didn't even think of copying programs.  But later, the market
was inundated with games and copy utilities came out at the same time.
Nobody could hope to buy every game, and not all of them were good.  Face it,
most games aren't worth the money to buy them.  But some were good and got
lost in the crowd.
	I personally tried a lot of games, but the few in my collection
keeps me happy.
	But enough of my thoughts, I still don't understand why new games
still come out, even if they are worth the price, few people will actually
buy them.

	Comments welcome.

-Vitas P.-	...!rochester!ritcv!vxp6840