maarvold wrote on Thu, 06 May 2004 15:15 |
But, maybe with the exception of one analog simulation that I haven't used in years, the creators of the software I use, and used, for music have all been paid for their efforts--paid for several years and through several upgrades. So I made good and righted past wrongs. It seems that your point is... well, I'm not exactly sure what it is.
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For starters, you didn't 'right past wrongs.' You stole a bunch of shit, then, at some point you stopped stealing shit. It's a pretty well-known fact that stuff isn't 'easy to steal' any more, so I'd guess that the fact that you couldn't steal shit might have had something to do with your newly-discovered scruples.
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It seems that your point is... well, I'm not exactly sure what it is.
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My point? None really. I just totally understand where you're coming from. We share the same lack of ethics and obviously were both raised by shitty parents who didn't instill any sense of morality in either of us.
You see, back when we started Bomb Factory, we didn't have any money yet. Cause, like, how can you make money if you don't have product yet?
So, first thing we did was break into an orphanage and steal two Macs from their reading lab. And, boy, electrical power in California sure is expensive, so we ran an extension cord to an outlet on our neighbor's patio.
Of course, we also stole every piece of development software required to develop software. Musicians can't get a leg up without a big batch of stolen music software to make their music, so of course computer programmers can't get going without a rig full of stolen development tools.
Transportation to and from work was a bitch, so we stole some cars. For gas--credit card fraud, of course. We were living rent free by a scheme I cannot describe here. And we relied on some 'family friends' for help in manufacturing and shipping.
Didn't cost us a dime in startup costs.
But the good news is the company was a big success and we're no longer stealing from friends, neighbors, and the very industry (and sub-industries) we rely upon for our continuing livelihood.
Of course, we haven't used those Macs in years, we bought fancy cars, and we live in big mansions now. So everything is on the up and up now and there was absolutely no impact to the world at all because of our actions during the 'start-up' period.
The power company, our next door neighbors -- those kids without the mac at the orphanage. I'm sure they realize that it was all for the best. Well, our best at least.
It reminds me of my great-great-grandpa. He always used to remind me that the nice thing about the "Old West" was that it was such a pleasant environment in which to do business... I can't think of one smart industrialist who was turned off and decided not to innovate anymore because 'the marketplace' was inhabited by a bunch of lawless pricks.
Likewise, I'm sure George here is excited to port his equalizer to the VST community at the first opportunity.
Have a nice day.
--Erik