On 5 Sep 2003, Brent Thomson wrote:
[Piracy in re Mac software being more expensive]
> I don't think the person that made the free Windows software was
> necessarily refering to downloading illegal copies of software. Anyone
> that has ever visited download.com can testify that there are thousands
> of software titles for Windows that are free. Most of these are just
> little helper-type applications that are free because they aren't really
> marketable, but, nonetheless, they _are_ free and legit.
I don't know--I kind of lean towards the "piracy" interpretation. You can
also get tons of helper-type applications for Macs which are free (just
look at VersionTracker.com) not to mention all the sources you have to
turn to with a Unix-based OS X. Also, it's _way_ easier to find Windows
software on Kazaa or whatever than it is to get Mac stuff.
Actually, more than the "piracy" interpretation, I lean towards the "He
just didn't know what the heck he was talking about" interpretation. ;-)
~ ross
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