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From: sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Copy protection: A marketing analysis
Message-ID: <6918@g.ms.uky.edu>
Date: Fri, 17-Jul-87 17:24:39 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 17 17:24:39 1987
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In article <8707171737.AA01789@THYME.LCS.MIT.EDU> atheybey@ptt.lcs.mit.edu writes:
>Great.  So what happens in this mythical happy world where all
>software comes with gizmos?... 

Right.  Let's pretend that ASDG took Electronic Arts' or (god help us)
Activision's attitude towards copy protection and user support.  Better
yet, let's suppose that you had to use a dongle before facc would work.

Would people praise ASDG for having a fantastic attitude?  Would people
think they are a benefit to the Amiga community?  Most importantly, would
people be leaning on the edge of their seats waiting for the next ASDG
product announcement so that they could *buy* it?

I think software companies are fooling themselves about copy protection.
What I predict is going to happen is that more and more people are going
to write software.  Competition will eventually favor those that deliver
a good, guaranteed (no, you are not dreaming), non-copy protected, well
supported product.

Maybe this won't happen.  Predictions don't necessarily come true.  I'll
say this much: manufacturers aren't getting any of my money until they
act responsible to me instead of just responsible to themselves.

Remember, you are paying (or not paying) their paychecks.

Sean
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