Re: BSW3 - Bankstreet Writer III - Scholastic Version

[tarage <no_spam_tarage@microsoft.bellsouth.net>]

Matt Jenkins wrote:

> tarage <no_spam_tarage@microsoft.bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> : Well, I guess that pretty much sums up the pirate attitude. (Did I hit a
> : nerve or something?) Your actions, bro, are PRECISELY why there are so few
> : developers left. Next time you complain about lack of apps or lack of
> : availability of apps, remember this post. Your actions are exactly why.
>
> Oh Come On!
>
> How the hell do you come up with that for a theory? the PRECISE reason
> there are so few developers left is that the Apple II is a discontinued
> product. The rest of the world has moved onto to bigger things. End of
> story.

Nope. Game's not over yet.

>
> But hey, if you want to blame the death of the Apple II market on software
> piracy, I can't stop you. You should consider though, that it's an
> emotional, rather than logical, argument.

Sorry, perhaps I should have been more specific. Piracy drives away what
developers are left after the product was discontinued. However, I thought that
was implicit (that a dead platform would see an attrition of developers)...


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