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In article <1993Jan12.193457.27858@nosc.mil> healy@nosc.mil (Mike Healy) writes:
>I do think that piracy is more pervasive on pc's. Every person I know
>who has a pc has pirated commercial programs. 

By the same token, every person I know who has an ST has pirated
programs.  This is anecdotal evidence, and doesn't prove anything.

>I detect the attitude among pc owners that I know that they are
>"entitled" to pirate copies and you would be "stupid" to buy it.

I detect that attitude among ST people.  I don't think PC pirating is
worse or better than on the ST.  I think they're about equal.  It's a
matter of psychology, not computer hardware.  I don't see why anyone
would expect things to be different for any reason other than
demographics.  (I.e., Atari owners have less money so they pirate
more.)  Note that I'm not saying that statement is true; it's merely an
example of a prediction based on demographics that could be tested.

Dave Baggett
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