Jason wrote:
And in NZD (New Zealand Dollars) it is even higher, so yes, that IS a lot of money to many and yes I think there are MANY (millions even) users who would shell out for a lower tier in the club that would allow for free ISO downloads during the first month of release. I started this thread and I think some need to re-read my original post because they just seem to be misinterpreting it...and some of the posts that have followed.What seems to be needed is an extension of the GPL free software idea to the internet itself so that internet software distribution costs would be nil (someone else pays for the capital and to support the people involved in doing it, as in GPL software development - the various governments would be good candidates, since the internet is surely by now a basic public service - communication, education - for which it would be immoral to demand payment or from which to expect a profit at the expense of, or denial of service to, your fellow citizens who cannot afford it. Govrnments would reap a manyfold in value return from internet investment, and the present ugly discrimination by country would disappear). Again, capitalism is the problem.
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