Ed Leafe wrote: > It is the nature of digital products to be able to be copied > infinitely without degradation. It is expected that some copies will > be made that we didn't authorize. Every attempt to stop this ends up > doing more harm than good. Smart developers, rather than fighting the > nature of digital products such as software, learn to use that to > their advantage. One of the first successful software programs for > microcomputers was VisiCalc. The authors credit pirated copies for > getting a foothold in most companies, and these copies were later > turned into fully-licensed copies later on as company bean counters > recognized the value it brought to their business. >
Reminds me of Whil (?? at a WhilFest in the past?) saying that only drug dealers and software companies call their customers "users." And drug dealers get users--repeat paying customers--by first giving them "the stuff" for free and getting the users "hooked" on their product. -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
