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Offline Ilwrath

Re: Team Amiga Reaction to the Bernithlon Situation
« on: December 05, 2002, 03:29:39 AM »
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The product has been publicly illegal for six months now. They've had more than enough time to get rid of old stock. Legally, they shouldn't even have had that. try selling Windows illegally for six months and see if anyone cares how "fair" it is that you got stuck with illegal products.


6 months?  I know vendors who have illegally sold Windows for several years!  They set up at trade shows around the area all the time.  The special "behind the counter" white-manual OEM only Windows XP.  Only $50.  And people buy it.  Why?  It's just as illegal as downloading it off eDonkey....  Why do they waste the $50 to still be illegal?  I ask them.  Their eyes glaze over, and they mumble that they *BOUGHT* this, so somehow it's more legal.  There's no accounting for people's tastes.  Anyhow, I digress....

The fact of the matter (as I see it) is that Amiga DEALERS don't deserve to be boycotted out of this.  Boycott the product, boycott H&P, if you like, but the fact of the matter is this: the Amiga DEALERS have purchased this product under the pretense from H&P that it is fully-legal.  H&P still claim that this product they are selling is legal.  If vendors couldn't sell any products which have had their legality called into question, we wouldn't have much for sale in ANY business, let alone computing!  The dealers are only letting the consumers decide on a product by product basis what they think.  Deciding on a dealer by dealer basis is foolish.