Re: Why do people want PD software?

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From: Mike Gordon
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 17:26

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     Also, not many commercial programs let you return them if they don't work
out for you.  Not all of them say exactly how much memory/disk space/resources
they need to run or install.  You open them up and get burned by the 'shrink 
wrap contract'.  Why is it that the software industry is allowed to sell you
a product that you can't examine first, and then say 'you bought it, too bad if
it doesn't do what you want'?  Oh, I know, because all the nasty pirates would 
rip them off.  Gee, the pirates are killing them anyways, so why punish the 
honest customers?

Mike Gordon  99681084@uwwvax.uww.edu

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