Sir, you're making the very point I've been harping on for several days,
now. That, again, is the very reason Lotus Development quit using
specially-protected floppies back in the 80's...No user, especially a
corporate user, was going to put up with having an install go bad, and
then having to wait interminably for a replacement diskette so they
could reinstall. So it is here. When users make it very clear to HJ
that they will not put up with down time just to protect the company
from pirates who probably don't even exist, then HJ will get rid of that
archaic system and catch up with the times. As a matter of fact, it's
going to happen sooner or later, anyway, since floppy disks are about to
become quite passe. I'd bet that within five years (and that's
stretching it) the only removable disks you'll find anywhere will be zip
and jaz disks.
>From: "P Tusing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: jfw authorization disk
>Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 20:13:39 -0500
>
>Hi,
> Fine. I am glad you have had no probleems and hope you never do.
> But what happens if the diskette gets damaged and it's urgent and
there
>aren't replacments in the time frame you have to work on your computer?
> obviously in any community there are people who would cheat no
matter
>what . But that would assume that the vast majority of users of this
>software would do that--which I don't believe at all.
> With all the viruses in this world, I'm darn careful about any
floppies
>I'd borrow and I would never give away what I paid so dearly for.
> In fact, the second key diskette could b be sold at such a price
as to
>compensate the company for any losses.
> I am not trying to undermine their franchise at all; it took HJ
years to
>make the software etc. But the current system is not working that well
>either
>
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