Re: Regarding Asmiov (was: GS Icon file Verifier released)

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <4t65j3$3k@news.bconnex.net>, jefbla@bconnex.net (Jeff
Blakeney) wrote:

>rder@pro-palmtree.cts.com (Richard Der) wrote:
>
>>Jeffrey Robertson's proposal (see the thread about A Modest Proposal)
>>says it well. If the software is still being sold OR a derivative
>>of that software (example, AWGS is a derivative of MultiScribe GS),
>>then it should not be made available no matter what because its
>>availability can directly harm the sales of the current version.
>
>Yes, you are probably right about this.  If there is a newer version
>of the title still available, an older version shouldn't really be
>made available.

What about on other platforms?  Quite a few old Apple II games have been
updated and migrated.

One could argue that giving away copies of an older version of a game
which runs under an emulator would harm sales of the native version.

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