Re: Executing Encrypted Code

[Andrew Loewenstern <andrew_loewenstern@il.us.swissbank.com>]

Hal Finney writes:
>  The answer presumably is that the software manufacturer will
>  sell software with such limits for much less than he will sell
>  unlimited software.  That's because software piracy is such
>  a major problem, and this way he can be protected against
>  piracy from this copy of his program.  So people with these
>  CPU's can buy their software a lot cheaper.

I believe this is a pipedream.  As it stands now, virtually all of the  
software that requires special hardware dongles is ridiculously expensive,  
even compared to similar offerings from other companies.


andrew