   Pirates of Penzance
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  from the article: "Yes, but cars tend to be orders of magnitude more expensive. I can't test-drive a newspaper, book, arcade game, video or movie, can I? Why should games be any different? Just because you say so?"Actually you can testdrive newspapers, books, often music.   ;Quote:I can't test-drive a newspaper, book, arcade game, video or movie, can I?If a popular person told you to betray all your friends, would you do it?Quote:Why should games [or newspapers, books, or any of the above items other than cars] be any different?Games aren't physical products, they're more like information. They can be easily copied. If I have a physical product, say a TV, and you come in and take it home with you, I can't enjoy it anymore. But if I have something that can be copied, like a video game, and you get a copy of it, I can still use it with no damage done.   ;Quote:Original post by Anonymous PosterActually you can testdrive newspapers, books, often music.Not in 2001 you couldn't.   