Re: Anyone use Apples Pages as a total replacement for MS Word?

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From: kev242
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:27

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Andy Hewitt wrote:
> Gavin <me3@privacy.net> wrote:
>
> [..]
>
> > > Yes we got that.  You use pirated software.  That came through loud
> > > and clear.
> >
> > Holy crap! You'd think I'm the only one in the world doing that from
> > some of the (over)reactions here. If the developers want to stop people
> > like me from using pirated software then stop taking the piss out of
> > consumers with your over-inflated prices for software that often stinks
> > of shit.
>
> If the software is bad, then don't use it. Or at least have the respect
> to tell the author why *you* don't like it.
>
> > > What was "I've only had this Mac for a few hours and I've YET [my
> > > emphasis] to install a bittorrent client" supposed to prove?
> >
> > Duh. That I'm not the one seeding that torrent.
>
> So what?, do you blame the one that supplied the gun, or the one that
> used it?
>




This argument is pointless.   Notice how Gavin says the "software is
too expensive."   Noone is losing any money when Gavin downloads an app
for his Mac because he couldnt afford to buy it in the first place.

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Subject: Re: Anyone use Apples Pages as a total replacement for MS Word?
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