Article 41993 of alt.security: But as long as you're getting free software... Regards, cyberclay ------- Check out cyberclay's Hacked Inhabitants homepage! Many underground files that are actually HELPFUL! Also information on web site hosting, and virtual domains (www.you.com). Virtual domains from $25! www.hacked-inhabitants.com --- On Tue, 11 Feb 1997, Jonathan, KSC wrote: > Know what? Microsoft relies on the fact that their software > is being pirated. Every copy of a program running on > some machine helps to spread the product, no matter whether > the user has paid for it or not, it helps enormously to spread > the product. For gaining money, M$ has the companies, for > spreading the products, the home user (of which most pirate > the programs anyway) and the warez-people. > And this is what M$ wants. Monopoly. And these stupid > pirates/traders etc even help them... > > And with BIG products pirated, who wants to buy a cheap > product which does almost the same? Instead, all people > will use M$ products. This is, upon my opinion, the real > threat of software piracy. > > Peter > -- > "Discordianism is not just a religion; it is a mental illness." > -- Lord Omar Ravenhurst > >