Re: What about this!!!

From: Robsten (robert.tabort.stenkvist_at_comhem.se)
Date: 01/23/05 

Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 23:02:16 GMT

Leythos skrev:
> In article <72yId.12046$Vj3.398@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com>, njim2k-

> What it you spent 5 years making an application that everyone wanted,
> you only ask $1 for it, but, someone pirates a copy and gives it to
> everyone in 30 large countries for free. Now, your update server is
> swamped by a zillion non-paying thiefs which means that your update
> servers are unable to service the paying customers - you didn't get paid
> so you can't invest in your update servers, so your valid customers must
> suffer because of the theft. Now, suppose you decide that you can detect
> the pirated copies with a 99% certainty and you upload a disable code to
> the update site, would you consider it wrong if it was your company?
>
No, thats you never shoud crack softs who needs updates. 

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