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From: nclee@sbcs.UUCP (Nai Chi Lee)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: software protection - dongles
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Date: Wed, 10-Jul-85 11:45:44 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 10 11:45:44 1985
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> Protection is in the customer's advantage, because it reduces piracy, and
> thus boosts package sales. This may actually lead to price reductions!
> (Remember the old economics law: greater volumes; lower prices).
>
The economics law I rememberd is: ( supply < demand ) ==> higher-price

> If you want to be really safe, then you'll have to buy more copies
>
OK, here is my prediction --

Week1: all softwares are copy-protected by a perfect scheme: the computer
	will explode if one try to do a "copy" or "diskcopy"
Week2: customers panic, rush out to buy more copies as back-up;
Week3: software companies double all prices (since the demand doubled) 
Week4: new market drops to half (due to the high prices);
Week5: software companies double all prices again (since sales halved)
Week6: new market drops further
Week7: software prices rise further

and so on and so on and so on ...