From: "Rich" 

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   Your earlier statement which you edited away is that geeks are =
involved in an informal network pirating copies of TV shows.  Now you =
make the claim they are paying to the technology and knowledge.  Nowhere =
have you supported a claim that normal people are buying geeky devices =
for their living room because they can ask geeks how to use them.  =
Specifically, you have not noted that people will by OTC devices to do =
this.  I did, specifically simple ones.  Geeky ones don't do well.  Now =
if you are trying to argue my side, why are you arguing with me?

Rich

  "Don Hills"  wrote in message =
news:pH9rDtgaXmPS092yn{at}attglobal.net...
  In article , "Rich"  wrote:
  >   You are missing point.  Whether or purpose or not I can't tell.  =
That
  >some people want something, anything, for free is not the topic under
  >descussion nor should it be a surprise to anyone.

  No, I was on point. "Want something for free" has nothing to do with =
it.
  You introduced that red herring. People want the TV shows, and are =
prepared
  to pay for the technology and to acquire the knowledge to get them.
  It wouldn't change the situation much if they did have to pay per =
episode.
  As Geo and I have both noted, if they are available over the counter =
at a
  reasonable price people will buy them.

  --=20
  Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand

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   Your
earlier statement =
which you=20
edited away is that geeks are involved in an informal network pirating = copies of=20
TV shows.  Now you make the claim they are paying to the technology = and=20
knowledge.  Nowhere have you supported a claim that normal people = are=20
buying geeky devices for their living room because they can ask geeks = how to use=20
them.  Specifically, you have not noted that people will by OTC =
devices to=20
do this.  I did, specifically simple ones.  Geeky ones
don't = do=20
well.  Now if you are trying to argue my side, why are you arguing = with=20
me?
 
Rich
 

  "Don Hills" <black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.commailto:black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com">black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com
A>>=20
  wrote in message news:pH9rDtgaXmPS092yn{at}attg=
lobal.net...In=20
  article <43af642c{at}w3.nls.net>,=20">mailto:43af642c{at}w3.nls.net">43af642c{at}w3.nls.net>,=20
  "Rich" <{at}>
wrote:>   You are missing =
point. =20
  Whether or purpose or not I can't tell. 
That>some people =
want=20
  something, anything, for free is not the topic under>descussion =
nor=20
  should it be a surprise to anyone.No, I was on point.
"Want =
something=20
  for free" has nothing to do with it.You introduced that red =
herring.=20
  People want the TV shows, and are preparedto pay for the =
technology and to=20
  acquire the knowledge to get them.It wouldn't change the situation =
much if=20
  they did have to pay per episode.As Geo and I have both noted, if =
they are=20
  available over the counter at areasonable price people will buy=20
  them.-- Don
Hills    (dmhills at=20
  attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New=20
Zealand

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