Re: Software piracy

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From: Derek L. / MacLover
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 1990 04:28

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In article <1990Jun14.070422.17363@lth.se> peterm@dna.lth.se (Peter M|ller)
 writes:
>I hope I don't offend anyone out there by this, but I must say that you people
>don't know the TRUE meaning of the word "expensive software". Someone said
>that PageMaker 4.0 costs $795 in the US, how does a standard price tag of
>$1 800 grab you? When did you last paid $170 for a not-so-thrilling DA? How
>about $ 4 760 *Student Price* for a SE/30? How about *no* student prices at
>all for software (i.e. $715 for MS Word 4.0 - for a student)? OK, this may
>be a weak excuse for software piracy, but the price policy here is *insane*!


        My god, at those prices, wouldn't it be more cost-effective to fly
to the U.S. and buy a bunch of products in bulk -- say, for you and a bunch    
of friends -- and bring them back home?  I'm not speaking solely of software
here, it applies to hardware just as much.


>Peter Moller
>Lund Institute of Technology - Sweden
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						Derek L.

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From: derek@leah.Albany.Edu (Derek L. / MacLover)
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Subject: Re: Software piracy
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Date: 15 Jun 90 04:28:45 GMT
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