Re: Cnet Article on Abandonware

["Quantum_Cat" <anonymous@cotse.com>]

Hiya, Ernest.

 *>Yes, Doom was shareware but the full version was 
better -more
 *>levels, etc., so a lot of people copied the full 
version.

Uh... And this helped the game industry how?

About now, most rational folks would start feeling 
stupid by continuing to claim that getting ripped off is 
good for you.   ;)

 *>The point was about how piracy may have helped the 
gaming
 *>industry. 

Oh!  Backpedaling!  Your original claim was:

"Piracy has certainly helped the gaming industry."

That shows you have signs of intelligence, but don't 
want to admit to a moronic position.  ;)

 *I'm sure that it hurt the industry in some obvious 
ways
 *>as well, and I don't dispute that 

Wow...  So now your position is that piracy harms the 
game industry?  You do flip-flop about a lot, Ernest.  
;)

 *>but the subject is only a black or white issue for 
some of you. I
 *>can see shades of gray on the issue.

Well, if you do some cranial extraction, you might get 
better light.  ;)

Vogons For a Turlette Free Apple II Community!

Quantum_Cat