Re: C++ price
- Posted by Chris Bensler <bensler at MAILOPS.COM> Jun 23, 2000
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------=_NextPart_000_0067_01BFDD2A.63420820 charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Gerardo E. Brandariz=20 To: EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU=20 Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 1:36 AM Subject: Re: C++ price Skoda writes: .... buy it illegal from guy that sells it, sure someone around there, like = i did VC++5.0. it was 1 cd around 10$ (1000SIT) ... It cost me $60 Canadian to buy VC++. Why would you risk criminal charges = for the sake of a measly few bucks? And by spending the extra few bucks, = I have unlimited tech support, free upgrades, access to all kinds of = freebies for it, and regular information updates. Sometimes it is worthwhile to dl the pirate version though... For example, I have a copy of 3DS r3, and 3DS MAX r3. These programs are = worth at least $1000 each just for the student versions. (That means I = can use the program for personal use only.) The professional version is = worth $3500. I have the pirated copy so I can learn and see if I like it. But once I = am familiar with the program and ready to use it to make money, I will = have to buy the pro version so that I can get the license to produce = with it. I wouldn't spend that kind of money without knowing first whether I like = the software or not.. FYI: pirated software is legal to download for demo purposes. But after = 24 hours you must delete all the files associated with the pirated = program. Chris ------=_NextPart_000_0067_01BFDD2A.63420820 charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:gebrandariz at YAHOO.COM" = title=3Dgebrandariz at YAHOO.COM>Gerardo E.=20 Brandariz</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU"=20 title=3DEUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 23, 2000 = 1:36 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: C++ price</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Skoda writes:<BR><BR>....<BR>buy it illegal from guy that sells = it, sure=20 someone around there, like i did<BR>VC++5.0. it was 1 cd around 10$=20 (1000SIT)<BR>...</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>It cost me $60 Canadian to buy VC++. Why would you risk criminal = charges=20 for the sake of a measly few bucks? And by spending the extra few = bucks, I=20 have unlimited tech support, free upgrades, access to all kinds of = freebies for=20 it, and regular information updates.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Sometimes it is worthwhile to dl the pirate version though...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>For example, I have a copy of 3DS r3, and 3DS MAX r3. These = programs are=20 worth at least $1000 each just for the student versions. (That means I = can use=20 the program for personal use only.) The professional version is worth=20 $3500.</DIV> <DIV>I have the pirated copy so I can learn and see if I like it. But = once I am=20 familiar with the program and ready to use it to make money, I will have = to buy=20 the pro version so that I can get the license to produce with it.</DIV> <DIV>I wouldn't spend that kind of money without knowing first whether I = like=20 the software or not..</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>FYI: pirated software is legal to download for demo purposes. But = after 24=20 hours you must delete all the files associated with the pirated = program.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Chris</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> ------=_NextPart_000_0067_01BFDD2A.63420820--