[comp.sys.amiga.graphics] Piracy Costs

jet@karazm.math.uh.edu (J Eric Townsend) (06/05/91)

Followups to comp.misc.

In <NguZ33w164w@bluemoon.uucp> moonhawk@bluemoon.uucp (David Culberson) writes:
>        Wait. Think about it. Do you think that someone who could AFFORD 
>to spend $500 on a software product would pirate it? I think not, he would 

Ever worked for a business full of PC's, Macs, etc?  Ever seen how
much of the software was actually *paid* for?  Not just one copy,
but a license for each cpu using the code.  I've worked for
companies that can constantly afford the latest tech, but whom refuse
to pay for software.

I've yet to work for any place that actually bought every piece of
software they used.  Our UNIX software, however, which has hostid
based passwords, is all paid for -- cash on the barrelhead.

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