Subj : Re: Forced registration i To : Geo. From : Bill Lucy Date : Thu Mar 29 2001 03:00 pm From: Bill Lucy In article <3ac3f275@w3.nls.net>, georger@nls.net says... > "Gregg Strom/BRYX Int'l" wrote in message > news:3ac3e706@w3.nls.net... > > > > But loss of income is real in all three instances. > > > > I don't agree. If a 16 year old kid who would never pay $4000 for a copy of > AutoCAD should pirate a copy of AutoCAD, then AutoDesk has lost NO income. > He was not a possible customer, and he has not reduced their inventory so > they haven't lost anything that they would have sold to another customer. What is interesting about this thought experiment is that 8 years from now, that same kid may be an architect using tools he "stole" at 16. If AutoDesk is selling AutoCAD 22, the firm will be buying another license. My feeling is that piracy is a future sales event. --- BBBS/NT v4.00 MP * Origin: Barktopia Gating Project http://HarborWebs.com:8081 (1:379/45) .