From: Andrew Loewenstern <andrew_loewenstern@il.us.swissbank.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 15:26:04 -0800 (PST)
To: ph@netcom.com (Peter Hendrickson)
Subject: Re: Executing Encrypted Code
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Peter Hendrickson writes:
>  I would expect software prices to drop because everybody using
>  the software would be paying for it.

I don't mean to sound rude or insult you personally, but this is utterly  
absurd.  If everyone is paying for the software then the company would be  
making even MORE money.  Only a fool would want to make less money!!  If money  
wasn't important to these people they wouldn't be in the business of selling  
software in the first place!

Aside from putting a gun to people's heads, the only thing that lowers prices  
is competition.

>  It is not out of the question for software vendors to sell
>  two versions of the same software.  One is the piracy-free
>  version and the other is the copy-as-much-as-you-can version.
>  I would expect the piracy-free version to be substantially
>  cheaper.

That would render the entire scheme pointless.  It only takes _____ONE_____  
copy of the software to get out for the whole world to pirate it.


andrew