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May 7 2013 06:59pm
Quote (thundercock @ May 7 2013 08:55pm)
I'm not interested in a free market.

Fair enough. So you'd support a guy who stole someone's story and published it under his own name.


If he can sell more copies, why not?

(Disney and thousands of employees paychecks are based on this model, BTW)

This post was edited by inkanddagger on May 7 2013 06:59pm
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May 7 2013 07:00pm
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If he can sell more copies, why not?

(Disney and thousands of employees paychecks are based on this model, BTW)


Because it's a dick move and the person who had the original idea should get credit in my book.
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May 7 2013 07:02pm
here's two people who have extensive experience
Richard Stallman & Ice Cube
listen close and open your eyes
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May 7 2013 07:06pm
Quote (thundercock @ May 7 2013 09:00pm)
Because it's a dick move and the person who had the original idea should get credit in my book.


Does anyone ever really have an "original" idea though? Aren't all ideas the culmination of culture informing the individual?

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May 7 2013 07:40pm
Quote (thundercock @ May 8 2013 10:55am)
I'm not interested in a free market.

Fair enough. So you'd support a guy who stole someone's story and published it under his own name.

That's a different matter entirely that i overlooked.
Will have to think on this.
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May 7 2013 07:41pm
Quote (thundercock @ May 8 2013 11:00am)
Because it's a dick move and the person who had the original idea should get credit in my book.


But disney moved to california because they had lax copyright laws there and made all their base money stealing other peoples stories, then when they eventually had their own original content they went copyright mad..
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May 7 2013 10:01pm
Quote (inkanddagger @ May 7 2013 06:51pm)
If you can make a better Macbook Pro for cheaper, there's no reason you shouldn't. Prices are artificially inflated by copyright law. It prevents a true free market from forming because it limits competition.


They already do, it's called a PC.
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May 7 2013 10:13pm
Quote (Wakeskater77 @ May 8 2013 02:01pm)
They already do, it's called a PC.


Vouch, and people still buy macs, copyright doesn't matter.
Stupid people still buy whatever the tv tells them is good.

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Vouch, and people still buy macs, copyright doesn't matter.
Stupid people still buy whatever the tv tells them is good.


Some people have legitimate need for Macs. People who have a lot of Apple products already can make use of the iCloud or Apple cloud or whatever they call it. People who do music/video editing (or want to get into it) can do very well with the standard software on a Mac. PCs do not offer the same type of multi-media support. Macs can be incredibly thin and very portable.

On the flip side, PCs are cheaper, easier to service, and compatible with everything. I'm a PC because the features Macs offer don't interest me, but I can definitely see where some people would make use of them.
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Quote (BardOfXiix @ May 8 2013 04:41am)
Some people have legitimate need for Macs.  People who have a lot of Apple products already can make use of the iCloud or Apple cloud or whatever they call it.  People who do music/video editing (or want to get into it) can do very well with the standard software on a Mac.  PCs do not offer the same type of multi-media support.  Macs can be incredibly thin and very portable.

On the flip side, PCs are cheaper, easier to service, and compatible with everything.  I'm a PC because the features Macs offer don't interest me, but I can definitely see where some people would make use of them.


You're aware you can run the Mac OS on a PC right?

Mac OS definitely has its advantages over Windows, but you don't need to buy a Mac computer to use Mac OS. I think this is what very few people understand.

There is literally NO good reason to ever buy a Mac.
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