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		6ren on Oct 4, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I Think Your App Should Be Free Music or software, it's an interesting point. SaaS is one fix. Bill Gates had problems with copying way back in 1976. It seems to have worked out OK for him. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Letter_to_Hobbyists

libria on Oct 4, 2011 [–]

> Many felt the software should be bundled with the machine and the current distribution method was Gates' problem. Others questioned the cost of developing software.

So the rebuttals were "it's hard to get" and "it shouldn't cost that much." Man, I heard that somewhere recently...

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