Ubersoft.net: Technology Is Not Your Friend

Defending Ubersoft

17 May 2001 - 12:00am — Christopher Wright

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TV PERSONALITY: Few in the industry are pleased with Ubersoft's decision to effectively bribe their customer base into revealing who is NOT an Ubersoft customer. Ubersoft competitors claim this is merely an attempt to harass, even coerce their customers into buying similar Ubersoft software.

TV PERSONALITY: Ubersoft does have its defenders, however, especially in the computer press. Many accept Ubersoft's claim that they are merely trying to educate these users to the dangers of software piracy.

TV PERSONALITY: A spokesman for Ziff-Davis released a statement saying "We believe this is the future of computing, and it's time for everyone else to get on board! Besides, that's some darn good twine."

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