From: Andrew Loewenstern <andrew_loewenstern@il.us.swissbank.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 13:19:32 -0800 (PST)
To: Hal Finney <hal@rain.org>
Subject: Re: Executing Encrypted Code
In-Reply-To: <199612201543.HAA02076@crypt.hfinney.com>
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Hal Finney writes:
>  The answer presumably is that the software manufacturer will
>  sell software with such limits for much less than he will sell
>  unlimited software.  That's because software piracy is such
>  a major problem, and this way he can be protected against
>  piracy from this copy of his program.  So people with these
>  CPU's can buy their software a lot cheaper.

I believe this is a pipedream.  As it stands now, virtually all of the  
software that requires special hardware dongles is ridiculously expensive,  
even compared to similar offerings from other companies.


andrew