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    Developing thought on licensing.

    disclaimer: this is a brand new thought, and i'm thinking as i'm posting this, so i take no responsibility for rambling or incomplete/incoherent arguements


    Okay, this whole "licensing" issue is dangerous. The thing about it is it doesn't work towards consumer satisfaction at all.

    If you go to a restaurant, and the food is bad, you can send it back and not have to pay for it. If you buy a good that is broken or doesn't work well, you can take it back and get your money back.

    But this doesn't work at all for things you are only paying to license, like software, music, or dvds. If a person pays money for software, take it home, and it sucks, you are SOL. And i'd love to see someone's response if you tried to take back a cd or dvd because you thought it sucked.

    The thing that concerns me most is what if this type of thing becomes acceptable to society, what other products will adopt it?
    "Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)

    "I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."
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    Maybe there is a reason that most SW packages has a free trial period
    With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.

    Steven Weinberg

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    • #3
      find me a free trial of MS office
      "Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)

      "I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."

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      • #4
        Perhaps this is why we have to change this balance in our favour with somewhat dubious downloading means
        Speaking of Erith:

        "It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda Smith

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Kaak
          find me a free trial of MS office


          When you willingly install a virus on your computer, you ask for trouble

          Though, this is a special case since you here have a company you can bash until the sh!t works as it should.

          If it's windows as such you are complaining about, well then make a format c:\ and install linux
          With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.

          Steven Weinberg

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          • #6
            touche
            "Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)

            "I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."

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            • #7
              I think it's totally exceptable to NOT be able to return opened software (CDs/DVD;s)...

              If it's been opened, it could have been copied. And from posts by many people here, they don't consider it theft..

              Most companies aren't in business to let people steal their products
              Keep on Civin'
              RIP rah, Tony Bogey & Baron O

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Ming
                I think it's totally exceptable to NOT be able to return opened software (CDs/DVD;s)...

                If it's been opened, it could have been copied. And from posts by many people here, they don't consider it theft..

                Most companies aren't in business to let people steal their products
                Wel, If it's bought thruogh the net, then here you can return it despite package.


                and what are you trying to imply ??? polytubbies is decent people that never could do such atrocites as you mention
                With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.

                Steven Weinberg

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by BlackCat
                  and what are you trying to imply ??? polytubbies is decent people that never could do such atrocites as you mention
                  You obviously haven't read many of threads on that subject
                  Keep on Civin'
                  RIP rah, Tony Bogey & Baron O

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Ming


                    You obviously haven't read many of threads on that subject
                    Just add a liitle irony to what I wrote, and I make sense
                    With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.

                    Steven Weinberg

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                    • #11
                      Ming: maybe if they let people try software and return it if they didn't like it, more people would be willing to shell out the money than acquire it other ways
                      "Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)

                      "I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."

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                      • #12
                        Good lord no. Why bother shelling out money for a trail period when you can get the exact same thing for free?

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Ming
                          I think it's totally exceptable to NOT be able to return opened software (CDs/DVD;s)...

                          If it's been opened, it could have been copied. And from posts by many people here, they don't consider it theft..

                          Most companies aren't in business to let people steal their products
                          Companies have absolutely no right to keep any money from selling defective goods. Software is no different. If a program doesn't work as advertised (got major bugs, etc.) the publisher should be obliged to return the money.

                          You are assuming guilt until proven otherwise.
                          (\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
                          (='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
                          (")_(") "Starting the fire from within."

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Flip McWho
                            Why bother shelling out money for a trail period when you can get the exact same thing for free?
                            If that is the case WinZip would have folded long ago.
                            (\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
                            (='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
                            (")_(") "Starting the fire from within."

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