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To: Jhoffa_
Why should I be forced to pay $40,000.00 for a SUV that I only want to drive once or twice a week?

The auto companies didn't get together and say "okay, if you want to buy a $20,000 SUV, your going to have to purchase another $60,000 worth of add-ons to get it". Somebody somewhere will sell you a $20,000 SUV, or rent you one if a dealership won't work with you to get the product you want and nothing else.

The music companies on the other hand said, "okay, you want three songs off of this album, your going to have to buy the twelve crappy songs that we put out as filler along with them."

That gets into poor business decisions of the music industry and really doesn't have much to do with this thread and the destruction of private property by a music or movie company.

Why should I be forced to pay for a copy of windows I only want to use occasionally?

Thanks to the joys of licensing agreements, unless you build your own or have a Mac, your going to get a copy of windows whether you like it or not.

However if you only want to use Windows, you don't have to buy Office, etc. along with it just to get it, whereas with music, you have to buy a lot of crap you don't want. Again, that goes back to bad business practices.

I think/hope Apple is making the music industry see the light though, people do want to buy singles, and people want to buy albums, in other words they want choice. If they don't feel they are getting ripped, they will shell out the cash for the music.

300 posted on 06/18/2003 12:29:50 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: af_vet_rr

Then just don't listen to music.

It's real simple.. No one is forcing people to steal.

304 posted on 06/18/2003 12:31:44 PM PDT by Jhoffa_
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