JHoagland opened this issue on Jul 05, 2007 · 92 posts
mrsparky posted Sun, 08 July 2007 at 1:50 PM
I'm sure Lockheed and Boeing could reach out and touch you if they want too. Yep - they could. If they did then I'm sure lots of other stores would get whacked as well.
While it would be annoying fora store and unfair for customers to lose the chance to get these models, it wouldn't lead to the closure of any stores because most stores have such a diverise range of products. Looking tonight at VP I see 679 products - and theres probably 10 helis tops. Plus it wouldn't take long to make something new.
This gets the message out and keeps the honest honestNot really - it's a scare tactic thats all. Doesn't stop anyone, they'll switch to systems like P2P where tracking downloaders is difficult. Ask anyone around you - I bet many of your friends are like mine and download movies or music.
Interestingly why some people pirate is changing, some folks now download stuff to try it before buying.