Am 04. Jul, 2002 schwätzte Tim Shapiro so:

> Interesting point, but however hackers will prevail in the end. This is
> why, they don't follow the rules like Microsoft does. Even if Microsoft

Microsoft follows the rules? That would explain why they keep ending up
being charged of anti-trust activities and why they 'embrace and extend'
everything...

> makes their own rules it takes them a while to do it. Hackers can just do
> it. Once cracked software is out there not to check for the Certification

We have limited resources and abilities to reverse engineer stuff. Also it
was announced today that 2600 will not appeal their case. That means you can
and will go to jail for reverse engineering.

> then it will be more widley used than the actual software. Sure buisness
> will have to buy registered versions, even some un-intelligable
> consumers. So who cares if a buisness money goes to microsoft? I don't
> care you know why? It never was my money and never will be. Let microsoft

It *is* your money. You pay the taxes that support them. You pay more for
products because the companies you buy from have to pay the Microsoft tax.
If it's not your money you live on a commune that uses no currency :).

Microsoft is now using that money and their position to extract more of your
money from the economy.

> take the internet, the software cracks are already there and will be
> forever.

Not if the unfair, illegal, anti-competitive practices are allowed to
continue.

Do you get upset if you feel a referee is making calls to throw a game
against the team you're rooting for? Most people seem to get extremely upset
at something like that. I would think that your fundamental freedoms are
more important than the outcome of a sporting event.

ciao,

der.hans
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