On Aug 26, 2007, at 1:53 PM, Rick Schummer wrote:
>>> They'll keep out the good people, too. <<
>
> Obviously this is true, but how many? Do you have any statistics
> you are basing this on, or are you just generalizing?
No, I have not spent my time compiling statistics. If that means
that everything is therefore just dandy for you, so be it.
When Activation was introduced, there were numerous reports of
failures that had to be resolved by calling Microsoft and getting
special override keys once they could demonstrate that they owned a
legal copy. Do you remember that? Now here we have people who were
being honest, but who were treated as though they were criminals.
They had to prove their innocence before they would be allowed to use
a product that they had paid for.
How much is their time worth? I know what I charge, or what my
lawyer charges. And unlike copies of software, time is not an
infinitely copyable thing. When my time is taken from me, it's gone.
Adding this to Windows stole valuable time from (hundreds, thousands
- you supply your number) of people, and that is an actual theft, as
opposed to a virtual theft that you are so frightened of.
-- Ed Leafe
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