Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!looking!brad
From: brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Piracy
Keywords: copy protection piracy
Message-ID: <1654@looking.UUCP>
Date: 17 May 88 22:01:41 GMT
References: <9160@cisunx.UUCP> <1801@uhccux.UUCP> <807@netxcom.UUCP> <1641@looking.UUCP> <174@proxftl.UUCP>
Reply-To: brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton)
Organization: Looking Glass Software Ltd.
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In article <174@proxftl.UUCP> rafael@proxftl.UUCP (Rafael Mayer) writes:
>You are implying that Lotus's production costs are in excess of $150 dollars
>and I don't believe that.
>
...and then...
>
>Actually, something is only worth what people are willing to pay for it.

I have to admit I am confused by this argument.  What on earth do
the production costs of 1-2-3 have to do with how much it is worth?

Does the cost of floppy duplicating and book printing have anything
to do with what software is worth?
-- 
Brad Templeton, Looking Glass Software Ltd. - Waterloo, Ontario 519/884-7473