Wizard of Oz was a Real Human
To all of you who get tired of people complaining about software / websites / apps that cost money:
I'm having a little rant here after hearing another person complain about ads on the internet while at the same time, expecting everything to be free. And also after hearing how a friend of ours had his little $1.99 iPhone game get thousands of pirated downloads.
To all of you who think that software / websites / apps should be free:
Why don't you work for free?
Why doesn't anyone expect a movie or a chocolate bar or a plumber to be free while for various reasons the masses expect software, games, internet sites etc. to be free.
My guess is that they've been programed to expect it.
I used to. I didn't quite get that it was a real person behind it all. I thought for some reason because most software / websites / apps were free that it must be really easy to do what they do.
Wow, was I ever wrong. It requires tons of brains and skill and man-hours to do what the people behind those products do. Just because the other guys are fixing your toilet or giving you something you can taste or feel doesn't mean the non-tactile products / services are worth anything less. You'll also find, you'll have a really hard time getting someone non-related to fix your toilet for free.
I'm sure another reason is that digital goods can be mass produced easily, so the public thinks that stealing is ok (these guys make too much money anyway). Even a few of the good 'christian' people I know think pirating software is ok when they would never even think of short-changing the bus driver.
Yet another reason is that they can. It's relatively easy to steal digital content while kidnapping a plumber to fix your toilet will only find yourself in deep doo-doo.
I have a feeling that something will change. Too many businesses are turning to the internet. Can they all really make it on ads alone? Will the public pay to avoid ads? I don't think so. Where is the happy medium?
I'm sure this story will unfold in the next ten years. Tipjoy is a beginning.
I'm having a little rant here after hearing another person complain about ads on the internet while at the same time, expecting everything to be free. And also after hearing how a friend of ours had his little $1.99 iPhone game get thousands of pirated downloads.
To all of you who think that software / websites / apps should be free:
Why don't you work for free?
Why doesn't anyone expect a movie or a chocolate bar or a plumber to be free while for various reasons the masses expect software, games, internet sites etc. to be free.
My guess is that they've been programed to expect it.
I used to. I didn't quite get that it was a real person behind it all. I thought for some reason because most software / websites / apps were free that it must be really easy to do what they do.
Wow, was I ever wrong. It requires tons of brains and skill and man-hours to do what the people behind those products do. Just because the other guys are fixing your toilet or giving you something you can taste or feel doesn't mean the non-tactile products / services are worth anything less. You'll also find, you'll have a really hard time getting someone non-related to fix your toilet for free.
I'm sure another reason is that digital goods can be mass produced easily, so the public thinks that stealing is ok (these guys make too much money anyway). Even a few of the good 'christian' people I know think pirating software is ok when they would never even think of short-changing the bus driver.
Yet another reason is that they can. It's relatively easy to steal digital content while kidnapping a plumber to fix your toilet will only find yourself in deep doo-doo.
I have a feeling that something will change. Too many businesses are turning to the internet. Can they all really make it on ads alone? Will the public pay to avoid ads? I don't think so. Where is the happy medium?
I'm sure this story will unfold in the next ten years. Tipjoy is a beginning.
Camille Gross-Sikorsky
