William Robb wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Walters" > Subject: Re: GIMP question > > > >> Even though I use a lot of free and open source software, I have no >> problem with software developers getting a reasonable profit from their >> efforts. But when the cost of the software is about the same as the >> cost of the camera (as in CS3), I remain to be convinced that it's >> "reasonable". > > Consider that those of us who buy the software are subsidising the 98% of the > users who are > stealing it. > That would be a valid consideration IF enough of the people who are stealing it would be willing to buy it if they couldn't steal it anymore. But I seriously doubt enough of them are, and your price would probably stay the same. The folks running unlicensed software would just move on to something else.
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