On Aug 26, 2007, at 2:21 PM, MB Software Solutions wrote:
> Reminds me of Whil (?? at a WhilFest in the past?) saying that only
> drug dealers and software companies call their customers "users." And
> drug dealers get users--repeat paying customers--by first giving them
> "the stuff" for free and getting the users "hooked" on their product.
Yeah, that's cute, but it ignores the distinction that drugs are not
digital. If you take my drugs, I can't sell them to someone else.
Software is nothing like that, and the constant attempt to portray it
as such hurts the discussion.
-- Ed Leafe
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