================================================ Subject: Re: Excel registries and changing favorite Creed song (Weathered album) From: "Dave Brush" To: Date: Thu 14 Feb 2002 15:46:05 -0500 ================================================ What the f*** does this look like, a creed discussion list???? Dave NP: Alcohol, BNL PS: 763 messages to go ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Chapman" To: Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 1:48 PM Subject: Re: Excel, registries and changing favorite Creed song (Weathered album) > So, what does everyone think about Creed's new album, Weathered? > > Jason <---being facetious > > NP: Bullets > > -----Original Message----- > From: Debbi R [mailto:creedlvr@LAFORNARA.COM] > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 11:48 AM > To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM > Subject: Re: Excel, registries and changing favorite Creed song > (Weathered album) > > > Hey, Tommy Hilfinger's got plenty of dough. I think I'll make sure my > next shopping trip is ultra inexpensive. Same for the Firestone family > -- I need new tires. And while I'm at it, Michael Dell's got nothing to > worry about as far as putting food on his family's table. > > Problem solved! > > Seriously, Joe. What kind of ridiculous argument is that? And by the > way, I know this is hard to swallow, but microsoft DOES, in fact, care > about it's customers and how they feel about it's products. > > And this is about more than Microsoft making a buck, but you knew that. > This is about every software company having the right to control what > happens to its source code and to its products. The vast majority of > software companies would fold if a single copy of its software was > passed around the world for everyone's consumption. They can't afford > to fight piracy. This is also about the retail channel - stores that > stock software and distributors that ship it. Don't throw the "FYIGM" > attitude into the mix like it's somehow justified. You can cut it up a > million different ways, and it's always wrong. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Earles [mailto:jearles@berkshire.rr.com] > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 6:48 AM > To: creedlvr@lafornara.com; CREED-DISCUSS@winduplist.com > Subject: Re: Re: Excel, registries and changing favorite Creed song > (Weathered album) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Debbi R" > To: > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 12:07 AM > Subject: Re: Excel, registries and changing favorite Creed song > (Weathered > album) > > > > And the answer to your last answer is, it's illegal. > > Done. I accept that but where does it end? I can still share the same > tube of toothpaste with my entire family. Why not write a law that says > everyone has to have their own tube? We can't have the same tube of > toothpaste taking care of everybody's teeth now can we? Even though I > paid for the tube legally. Bottom line: legal or illegal a giant > juggernaut like Microsoft doesn't *need* to place such restrictions on > their software. They'll make plenty of money regardless. Again, I'm not > arguing the legality or the ethical nature of piracy but there are > plenty of people out there who feel the same way I do and CHOOSE to > pirate the stuff because they're tired of making the payments on Bill's > houses, cars and jets. I don't necessarily agree with the decision to > steal simply because you disagree with someone's marketing strategy but > I can certainly understand why some folks do it. Still, as you've > already pointed out, it doesn't make it right. I'm just curious what > would happen if enough consumers got mad enough about the whole XP thing > that they decided to give Microsoft a hard time about it. Would they > listen? Would they care? No, probably not because they know they've got > an entire industry by the family jewels and can do whatever the heck > they want. We may get mad but we'll still buy the product. Now explain > to me what's right about that.... > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: > http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: > http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp