---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 04:24:47 -0000 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [pctoolbin] Re: uneducated thieves too (: Andy-- Ah yes, the 'Robin Hood' syndrome. It's possible that that applies when someone burns a copy of Office 2000 to give to a friend or lets them 'borrow' the backup copy. And promises the hack for 50 uses as soon as they get it themselves. It is no 'Robin Hood' syndrome when they set up a small factory, purchase CD's with holograms (in direct violation of copyright law by the people that made them), burn 8 at once in 20 machines with kids to feed them CD's and print jewel case inserts that say "Microsoft Office 2000". And that's after they've already been found guilty in court and forced to pay a 6 figure fine the first time they got caught, now they're doing it again because the money's so good. Don't be confused. A thief is a thief, regardless of what he steals, a piece of candy at the 5 and dime or 10 million in a bank robbery. It's fun to call Microsoft the 'Evil Empire', as if that somehow justifies the conduct of the thief. Now they're including Product Activation as part of the license to be able to use their software. How strange is that? The shop owner lost so much candy that it started making a noticable difference in his budget, so he moved the candy bins behind the counter and now you have to ask for the stuff. Boy! What a raw deal! Why did you think the shop owner was in business in the first place? It isn't that Microsoft (or any other software manufacturer) lost just a few sales. The illegal software use and outright piracy runs into the millions each year. I personally don't feel that Microsoft's Product Activation is going to be a significant step in combating that loss but that's the situation right now. And all the people who installed software illegally, made copies for friends, loaned software, and anyone else who didn't speak out against software piracy and theft had a hand in the tightening of software licnesing. As they say, "You made your bed, now lie in it." So, if you're one of those people whose software is all legal, congratulations! And if you're not one of those people, well, even if you have to pay for some now, your cost is way less than it could have been. "We have met the enemy and they is US!" Walt Kelly in "Pogo" Tom ps-Interesting, the 'Preview' button is back at the bottom of the page. I haven't had one for a week or two and now it's back. --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], ANDY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I wanted to say: there exists an egalitarianism among *any* users of > computers, which does not diminish with regards to the motives and > behaviors of counterfeitors and/or vendors of counterfeit software at > computer shows... I believe many counterfeitors and their vendors are/will > be, and see themselves as, well-intentioned "Robin Hoods", yet > ignorant/uneducated themselves regarding the Activation requirements for > WinXP > > I think many counterfeitors, and maybe their vendors too, feel/think that > they are doing their consumers and the world, 'a great favor'/great > service, by illegally copying software to sell/be sold at a discount (: > > not sinister fly-by-night-type crooks/felons lurking/roaming computer > shows to lure unknowing consumers into buying known-to-be-defective OS > copies... I think they are more likely to be helpful, eager, optimists, > happy and glad, to give/have given, others the opportunity to purchase > such valuable software at such a low price > > > and dishonest shops who resort to illegal OS loading from one > copy of Win obviously simply just want to stay alive > Visit http://www.datadepo.com to purchase the world's best PC Diagnostic and Recovery tools. Visit http://ld.net?datadepotinc for dirt-cheap long distance rates and low prices on telecom equipment and services. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://unsub.pcdiag.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
