Re: Nathan vs Rubywand: Choose sides?

[tturner@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca ()]

Otter (otter@oz.net) wrote:
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: >
: >I've discussed this subject with many students, but I seem to be the
: >only one I've ever talked to (among students) who buys software! How am
: >I ever going to change it. They call me silly and stupid. It makes no
: >sense at all to them.
: >

: Would it help to point out to these guys that alot of software 
: publishers often offer insanely large discounts to students?

: -- Otter
--> I'm sure it's similar, elsewhere. I picked-up Corel WP Suite 8
    on CD-ROM, for $39.95 - as a student registered at a community
    college; while the regular price is over a couple of hundred $'s.
    Not to go into why it's hard to 'copy' a CD-ROM; the discount
    for a student makes it affordable. Then again, I don't drink or
    smoke - so my `disposable' income goes farther. I've bought
    most of the A2 software I used in the 80's; this decade, as I
    can finally afford the (lower) prices and, to support the few
    commercial A2 re-sellers out there (when I don't find something
    at the swap-meets & flea-markets!) by owning legal copies of
    useful, worthwhile A2 software. (ie: I bought PT3, C2+6,7,8,9,
    AWK's2,3,4, etc. - while dumping my evaluation copy of HMS:Pegasus
    which - via adverts at the time - claimed to be the best game
    since sliced-bread; but actually majorly sucked - graphics-wise
    & playability-wise... thank goodness I didn't succumb to their
    `drum-beating'!). I may well be a day late & a dollar short when
    it came to supportingA2 software developers in the 80's; but I'm
    not going to worry over past behavior - now, I support what I
    find usefull and avoid junk. Thank goodness for shareware, too!
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