Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!ukma!sean 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 Article-I.D.: g.6918 Posted: Fri Jul 17 17:24:39 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Jul-87 16:48:27 EDT References: <8707171737.AA01789@THYME.LCS.MIT.EDU> Reply-To: sean@ms.uky.csnet (Sean Casey) Organization: The Leaning Tower of Patterson Office @ The Univ. of KY Lines: 31 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 -- == Sean Casey uucp: cbosgd!ukma!sean csnet: sean@ms.uky.csnet == arpa: ukma!sean@anl-mcs.arpa bitnet: sean@ukma.bitnet == == We want... a shrubbery!