Re: Java and avoiding software piracy?

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:37:01 -0400, "Oliver Wong"
<owong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who
said :

I mean, it's great that you're able to come up with alternative
business models.

My thinking is that software should be rented. You don't give all
your money up front. The vendor then spends time doing things that
make existing users happy rather than silly flash to sell naive new
users. It evens the flow of revenue for both parties.

See http://mindprod.com/project/prebrandedsoftwarerental.html
--
Roedy Green Canadian Mind Products
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