Got this in the old Bayesian filtering:

OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) software is exactly the same as retail software except there is no cardboard box. We offer the software for downloading only, it means that you do not receive a fancy package, a printed manual and license that actually aggregate the largest part of the retail price.

Did you catch that? Yes, that pesky license is what's driving up the cost of software. Stupid software manufacturers, with your stupid licenses! We're on to you, Microsoft! (By the bye, that claim completely false. It's just a different way of saying "we've pirated a software license," and selling you something you could get for free somewhere else. This sort of behavior, paying for things that are really cheap rather than outright stealing them, makes me wonder about the intelligence of people. Allofmp3.com is just a pristine example of people paying for free [stolen] stuff.)

status: published
lastmod: '2006-12-04T20:14:29.000Z'
author: John Stansbury
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