Re: Quit Whining About Piracy

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From: IJdo Dijkstra
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 00:00

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"Bill Ogden" <wbo...@nfx.net> wrote:

>>We need to take a look at something here that is very important.  First >of
>>all there is no way to know how many pirated copies exist per legit >copy,
>>and there is no way to even make a good guess.
>
>So what! BTW, they can make a good estimate by how many products were shipped out and how much
>revenue ends up coming in. They don't just pull numbers outta the air, dork!

As software piracy involves copied software rather than physically
stolen (i.e. shoplifted) software, their shipping vs revenue numbers
don't mean shit when used for piracy estimations.

>Companies, don't stay in business when the money doesn't come in.

Trouble with this argument is that apparentlty software companies do 
stay in business, despite piracy.

    IJdo Dijkstra             
aur...@orion.xs4all.nl

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Subject: Re: Quit Whining About Piracy
Date: 1997/07/19
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