Re: Windows XP Issue (Activation) III

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From: Leythos (void_at_nowhere.lan)
Date: 01/31/05 

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 22:20:57 GMT

On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:45:16 -0500, kurttrail wrote:
> Be the monkey with his hands covering his eyes.

Let me see if I understand you Kurt, please follow through this example
and tell me where I'm wrong:

As a developer of programs for distribution to the masses, for minimal
cost to them, I design an application that performs "XYZZY" service. This
application is provided with a license restriction that clearly states
that it can only be installed on one machine per purchased license, and
that you do not OWN the software, you are only purchasing the right to USE
it.

Now, I have my team working on it for 6 months, we beta it, get it working
fine, and have it for sale on our company website - let say we sell the
"Licenses" for $5.00 each.

Now, we've invested about $450,000 into development and costs, our
business plan is to recover that in 12 months (lofty goal) and to start
making a profit in the next years......

Now, you, as a purchaser of the license, come along and download after
paying the $5, you like the product XYZZY so much you decided to GIVE it
to as many people as you can, and they do the same, soon there are few
people purchasing it, less than 20% of users are purchasing it (I made
that up to get this moving faster).

After several months we've not started to recover our expenses quickly
enough and the bank wants its money - we fold the company due to so many
unpaid installations of our product.

Now, as one last effort, since the software was also provided with online
updates, we push out an update that has the program erase itself from all
users machines - we offer a full refund to anyone that can prove they
purchased it.

So, how does the taking of a product against the distribution model and
licensing restrictions help any company?

How did your failing to support a company (by giving it to unauthorized
users with your install key) help the company?

Do you see any difference (with the exception of the uninstall tactic)
between this little company and MS? 

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