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Old 06-17-2007
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Re: Cost of Software and Death of Innovation

Namaste,

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Properly priced? The "proper" price is determined by the producer - not the thief.
I thought the market determined the price. That is a cornerstone of capitalism as I understand it. If the producers raise the price above where the market will support it people will stop buying it. The simple fact is that some people will get it anyway. What the producers have to decide is whether they want to raise the price where the legitimate users can't or won't pay for it.

Like someone pointed out you don't need the software to produce goods that will use it. You just have to be willing to use another method or product that will produce the same results. Fortunately, there is such a location: open source software.

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Future business models do not justify current theft.
Do current business models justify previous theft? A great number of companies have built on land/property stolen from people in various methods: Imminent domain, taking land from indeginous people, slavery.

In Peace,
Eglaelin
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