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"Peter Duniho" wrote
"Roger Halstead" wrote in message And fair use says you may make a backup copy of your software, yet MS sets up FS to prevent this. Two wrongs don't make a right, but I have no sympathy for MS in this case either. Two wrongs don't make a right, but IMHO using a "no CD crack" for the furtherance of legitimate use (i.e. archival copy) isn't a wrong at all. Just because something's illegal, that doesn't necessarily make it wrong (and vice a versa). Especially if you live in a country where it isn't illegal. By the way, Microsoft was one of the last companies on the copy-protection bandwagon, other than a brief flirtation with it in the 80's. Pirates helped Microsoft gain a strangle hold on the desktop PC, entrenching Windows. At first, distribution was crucial. Now, in order to maintain network effects, Microsoft is beginning to offer its Windows and Office software combination for $40 in Malaysia and to drop the price in other countries. The fact folks in China get it for free is not a bad thing while we in "civilized" nations are paying the PC user dues which make Microsoft billions per year in profits and add to Microsoft's current $50,000,000,000 USD surplus of cash. Microsoft must maintain network effects, if necessary by further dropping its prices for Windows/Office in countries which are threatening to use Linux. It's been standard practice in the games market, by ALL companies, for over a decade. Could be. But when I have a choice, a software publisher can do as it pleases. Not sure if you're singling out Microsoft or not, Most software makers have to compete for a living. Microsoft has 80% profit margins on its monopoly software. Microsoft has a $50,000,000,000 (that's 50 billion) USD surplus of cash. Microsoft doesn't have an excuse for making crapware or restricting the use of its game software in civilised countries. When it comes to Windows/Office, we in the United States must accept the restrictions and pay. From the federal district court of the United States. "Microsoft possesses monopoly power in the market for Intel-compatible PC operating systems." From the federal appeals court of the United States. "... we uphold the District Court's finding of monopoly power in its entirety." but if you are, they don't deserve it. All of the software publishers are equally guilty of putting their own interests ahead of their *legitimate* users. The perversion of the DMCA is one aspect as to removing users rights. Exactly. One of the most ridiculous provisions of the DMCA is to prohibit ANY circumvention of copy protection, regardless of intent. I've yet to read about a serious attempt to contest this in the courts, but IMHO if such a case does come up and the DMCA isn't found to be unconstitutional at least in that area, we can pretty much give up on our country ever being again what the founders intended. Pete |
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