> Oh right, the people that currently disregard the EULA are > going to pop over to the Apple Store and when presented with > two buttons, one marked > $19.99 and the other $219.99* they are going to fork over the > extra $200 because these are the kind of people happy to pay > a premium for their hardware and software when they know the > $19.99 version will run just the same. Sorry, I don't think > you have a chance of convincing Apple of that business model.
One possibility is that, if the installer senses it isn't running on Apple hardware, then runs in a "basic" mode until there's a paid for upgrade to that device. Sadly, most problems boils down to honesty in this faceless, digital age where anonymity persists. Look how quickly Colin's book appeared on that Chinese website. Sure, not all who downloaded it would pay for it. But there are clearly plenty who can afford to pay for it who will take it freely. Also, scarcity does affect value. People who acquire the book legally should gain the value contained vs those who do not pay the price. Also consider the cross-borders tax situation. Many individuals in the EU won't pony up individually what they owe their "owning" governments for VAT on purchases they make through non-collecting venues (like US based online shops). Those countries have a wet dream that one day US merchants will collect those taxes for them. It is a failure to admit that the problem is with people's honesty when there is little to no fear of being caught. Who is responsible for the dishonesty of individuals? Best regards, Lynn Fredricks President Paradigma Software http://www.paradigmasoft.com Valentina SQL Server: The Ultra-fast, Royalty Free Database Server _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
