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<DIV>In a message dated 12/1/2007 1:06:08 PM Pacific Standard Time, deanmay@pianorebuilders.com writes:</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">It starts out saying ALL updates are free. But if you follow the link to RCT upgrade page (<A title=http://www.reyburn.com/rctupgrade.html href="http://www.reyburn.com/rctupgrade.html">http://www.reyburn.com/rctupgrade.html</A>) you’ll find that upgrading to Windows Mobile 5.0 will cost you $229 to $299. </FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" color=#400040 size=3>That's not an update - it's a different operating system. Not so different as PC and Mac, but different, and requires additional programming. Not Dean's fault; I expect he just wants to get paid for his time adapting the program.</FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have to ask permission and jump through hoops to port it from one machine to another. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3>Turn it around - if you had invested time and risk in developing a program, would you want to protect it against unauthorized use?
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3>I'm sure Dean would welcome suggestions for simplifying the copy-protection. </FONT>Unfortunately, piracy seems to be the rule rather than the exception these days. For some reason, many people have begun to rationalize "If you don't protect it, it's my right to take it" and "It was probably too expensive anyway, so I'll share it with friends" and "Corporations are faceless and evil, so I don't have to pay." The world would work so much better if everyone just did the right thing....</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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