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From: jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jawaid Bazyar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: piracy
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Date: 30 May 89 04:32:30 GMT
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In article <8905281836.AA00175@crash.cts.com> pnet01!pro-nsfmat!pro-lep!orcus@nosc.mil writes:
>The only way to prevent from being ripped off by buying a program and then
>finding out that it stinks and not being able to return it is to have demos. 
>eg: 256 Paint, Sword of Sodan, etc.  By being able to look at a demo, a person
>can make a fairly decent judgement and do it LEGALLY at the same time.  If
>more companies would release demos of their products, I think they'd sell a
>lot more of them.

   After reading this message I remember a long time back when I was in the
local Apple shop and I saw a demo for Questron (an Ultima-like game).  I was
impressed and promptly bought a copy.  I agree, if more publishers made demo
versions of their products, more software would actually be bought (after all,
who expects someone to buy a car without letting them test drive it first?)

   And if they think it'll cost too much to distribute the demo, think again.
The appropriate channels are already in place (nationwide pirating network...
you'd be surprised how large it really is) and all they would have to do is
dump one copy on one of the boards, and within days would be in every major
city. How's that for a solution! :-)

   Ever-changing my views on everything...

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