At 11:55 PM 16/02/01 +1100, David Kempe wrote:
> > Personally, I believe that M$ wouldn't end piracy completely tomorrow
> > even if they could. I literally know dozens of people illegally using
> > copies on Window$ who would switch overnight to linux if the alternative
> > was truly being forced to pay for windows and office. M$ market
> > dominance to at least some extent is built on a platform of limited
> > piracy, and the partially consequent fact that everyone is familiar with
> > their OS paradigms, even those who don't pay for them. The trick for M$
> > is making all those who can pay pay as much as possible while making
> > sure that those who can't don't turn en masse to alternatives.
>
>I got a quote today for a client for MS Office 2k Professional.
>Nearly $1600 it came to!
>No wonder people pirate it! geez
Interesting you mention that - the "dealer Nit For Resale" copy of Office
2000 Development Edition (the one above Professional) is $295.
A friend, who is a Microsoft Direct Access member, bought one for his own
use.... Remember how M$ said that you would only be able to open the
application(s) 50 times before a mandatory registration process kicked in
? Well, they left that code OUT of the NFR edition.
Probably the most copied set of disks in existance now.... And given the
inflated price of the retail product, do you blame them ?
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