Richard,

Maybe in a Perfect World this would be the case. We'd all share everything. But in this world we have a concept of ownership. And you have to buy the right to own a copy of some software. It makes sense. Companies spend a lot of money to publish a piece of software. And they do this to make money. It is only fair to either pay them what they ask or not use the software. If they weren't paid, they wouldn't make the software. And people would start playing outside again. And we'd all be a lot more healthy. And...hey, maybe you're on to something ;~)

Maybe your thinking is a little clouded because of a severe disliking of Ed?

Anyways, take care,
Joe


>You are wrong, as usual whenever you start discussing things outside of the minutae of API and C++ stuff.
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>I have the right to use whatever I want whenever I want. The burden is on the software publisher to make software so compelling to own that I want to pay for it *after* I've used it.
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>And if I need it for a single use, why buy it at all? Get a copy from a friend, install it, use it, delete it. Well, sometimes delete it. Why go through the hassle of paying for it when I will not get maximum use out of it?