Monday, November 06, 2006
Bill Gates of the 1970's was onto something...
So Bill Gates wants hobbyists to stop stealing software and pay their dues. The point that most of you were missing was that this was written by Bill Gates on February3, 1976. He wasn't rich yet, the date was in the top corner. you're welcome.
Haha! Let me tell you, the past comments on digrevo about this issue are very funny. It's easy for you to say, "Hey Bill, you're rich. Let us have it for free!" What does that first say about hobbyist and consumers in general? You're cheap. How does that reflect towards people who program with hundreds of man hours involved? It seems that this article really shows more than the issue but also comments on human nature.
I'll do a little question and answer monolouge to make some things clear.Why do people plagerize? Because we're lazy. Why do people cheat on tests? Because we don't want to do the work that's involved in getting a good grade. Why do we chose to wain in mediocrity rather than flurish as something of use in this world? Well, because we're young adults stuck in the world of status-quo. Well Dan, what is the status-quo of the average American person? LAZY.
I hope without directly talking about this article i've made clear why i agree with it and what Bill Gates was urging programmers of the time to do. It's simply not fair to the people who go through hours of programming your World of Warcraft and Photoshop CS2 to be payed nothing in the end. Next time i visit your bakery entrapenuership, i'll be sure to shoplift a cake or 2 and bring it to a back sale, because shouldn't everyone have the right to free cake and profit of your work?
