CompuServe Thread

#Schreiber Silliness

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#119423From: Mike White SunDog Pro.Aug 20, 1994 10:26 AM
I agree it's a hassel and I will admit it slows down our routines, but we have to think about the Asian and other countries have no control over copyrights. This could cause a problem. I know what you mean about crashing a hard drive. When we had the earth quake last year I just put in a brand new hard drive and when the quake hit I lost all my IPAS hardware loce info was a real bummer. As you can tell we do'nt live in a world thats safe we all have to protect our selves. Like waring a giant condom. Mike White [SDP]
#119465From: Roger DanielsenAug 20, 1994 11:37 PM
Mike, I think you've just said more to reinforce my point of view than the opposite. Every software company I know of tells you to sit down first thing and make backup copies. Now with Schreiber's scheme, there is no such thing as a backup copy. Once it's gone, it's gone. And you're offered the option of paying $50 additional for a stinking dongle. If they're making so darn much more money by putting that rotten little piece of junk on the back of my computer, then let them pay the 50 bucks. Now you see where we're going? What may develop here is that customers, feeling so insulted and pushed around may lose what little aversion you guys give them credit for toward ripping off your product. Or on the other hand, maybe they just won't even buy it. Roger D.