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Article #3757

Re: F*CK CivNet & other CD-ONLY TITLES!!!!! I'm not buying them.

#3757
From: Pissed Off
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 1995 00:00
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ter...@inc.net (Terry Klewicki) wrote:

>In article <43d031$3...@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>, <Unknown> says...

>>So instead of selling two copies, the software company just sold minus
>>one copy.
>>

>So instead of buying two copies, you will give them back one???

>Your statement is a little off.  Instead of buying two copies, you buy none, 
>therefore the company sells nothing to you, losing nothing.

No, when I said minus one copy, I meant they will be selling ONE LESS
COPY THAN THEY WOULD HAVE SOLD if they just released it on floppies.

Everything is relative; the words "minus one" do not necessarily
describe a negative number.   7 is a positive number but it is still 8
minus one.   Does that deGumpify it for you?
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From: (Pissed Off)
Subject: Re: F*CK CivNet & other  CD-ONLY TITLES!!!!! I'm not buying them.
Date: 1995/09/16
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