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Originally Posted by Dantenoc
Unlike most people today that think that software should be given away for free, I'm one of those strange people that actualy value software. I think it's ok to pay for hardware, but I think it is even more important to pay for software. To me, software is king, and it is the sole reason for me even having a computer. If I'm willing to pay $300 dolars for a video card (built out of plastic, some metal pieces and some silisic sand) just so that I can play some cutting edge game (software) then I should be willing to pay as much for the software itself... of course, I wont pay that kind of money for incomplete or substandard software though.
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Heck, I had wanted to play a subsim for years, and when I learned about SHIII I jumped right on it (then again, I only learned about it 6 months ago; I'm not usually a big video/pc-game person). Having bought and installed it, I discovered my video card wasn't really up to requirements (didn't have pixel shading) and my RAM was a bit light. Still, the game ran, and I enjoyed it (even if my watch crew were looking through non-existent binoculars
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However, it didn't take me long to decide I wanted it to run
better. Three hundred or so bucks later (new video card and more RAM) and I don't regret the money spent. And the
only reason I upgraded was for SHIII.
But like you said, the only purpose for a computer is to run software. People (and busineses) spend countless hours --and money-- to develop their product, and deserve to be recompensed for that investment by having it purchased. And the better the product, the more it is worth.
If my 'dream game' was made and on market, I would have no problem spending $200 or more for it . . .
IF it met my expectations and performed as advertised.