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From: suem@ihlpf.ATT.COM (McKinnell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: re: RE: Piracy
Message-ID: <8605@ihlpf.ATT.COM>
Date: 26 May 89 18:32:09 GMT
References: <8905220256.AA00673@obsolete.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
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From article <8905220256.AA00673@obsolete.UUCP>, by delton@pro-carolina.UUCP (Don Elton):
> Nobody holds a gun to your head saying you have to use software that you don't
> feel meets your standards.  If someone wants to sell something you think is
> worthless then just do without it rather than try to rationalize stealing it.

This would make sense if you could *try out* software before buying, but
locally (Chicago-area) there are very few stores where you can try software
and even these are not set up to let you really get a feel for how the
package works.  It's also hard to return a package that just isn't right
without paying a penalty.  I see nothing wrong in taking a copy from someone
so you can try the program out in your environment and see if it meets
your needs.  I *do* agree that if you are going to use a program, you should
pay for it, but I don't think you should have to buy a program just to see if
it's appropriate for you.
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Sue McKinnell    ...!att!ihlpf!suem	IH 6N311      x5313