[steve-b]

In the case of crack, as opposed to aluminum siding and DVDs, we have a product which quickly erodes the freedom of the purchaser with each subsequent purchase.

By this argument, Microsoft Word ought to be prohibited, since the user's freedom to switch to other software decreases every time he creates another document in the closed MS Word format.

[wideawake]

By this argument, Microsoft Word ought to be prohibited, since the user's freedom to switch to other software decreases every time he creates another document in the closed MS Word format.

There is a difference between the trivial "freedom not to have to reformat one's text files" and the inability to get through the day without excruciating pain unless one obtains a hit of crack.