geoff@callan.UUCP (Geoff Kuenning) (04/04/84)
A small point for those who think overpriced software provides justification for "appropriating" it at no cost: If I think a car, a diamond ring, or a hamburger is overpriced, I have a simple response: I don't buy it. Instead, I go somewhere where I can buy it at a price I find reasonable. That's called "free-market capitalism". What I *don't* do is sneak in behind the back of the person who is overpricing the product and avail myself of it free of charge. That's called "theft". Geoff Kuenning Callan Data Systems ...!ihnp4!sdcrdcf!trwrb!wlbr!callan!geoff Vax? Is that a 68000 with the bytes going the other way?
jbn@wdl1.UUCP (John B. Nagle) (04/06/84)
Piracy is a real problem for the high-cost business package. One big plus is that at the high end, users expect support, and when someone calls in asking for help, one has a chance to find out if he is legit or not by asking for the serial number of his package. Once you find someone with an unauthorized copy, dealing with them is a problem, but with some of the new anti-piracy laws, putting them behind bars is getting easier. It's a hassle getting them prosecuted, but it's amazing how the word gets around that you don't tolerate piracy once you get somebody jailed.