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Originally Posted by Eglaelin
Namaste,
What happened to creating great music because you enjoy creating great music? What happened to creating great art because you were an artist and wanted to make great art? What happened to being a craftsman because you wanted to create great works? It all comes down the fact that making money has become more important than the work itself. Is any software worth $1000.00 per copy when there are millions of copies being sold. The simple fact, as I see it, is the prices are artificially exagerated so people can make immense profits and keep others from creating something that might compete with the product.
In Peace,
Eglaelin
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What happened to being rewarded for creating value?
I don't know what picture you have formed of composers, poets, and artists of the past but they all wanted to be paid. People like michelangelo and bach contracted music and art to order for the wealthy nobles who governed in their times. Homer and the other singers and creators of epic greek poetry were professionals who were paid for their creations and performances. Todays creators usually have to work in the mere hope that they can sell their products to someone after they are done. The fact that you consider the price exaggerated is a good reason for you to find a cheaper product or to forego obtaining the product at all. It is certainly no justification for stealing the product as many seem to think.