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In article writes:

Legally, Mike, you're wrong. Morally speaking, though, I think you're
absolutely in the right, and I do the same thing myself. I will occasionally
borrow a copy of software from a friend, then try it out. If I hate it, I
delete it from my system; if I like it, I go out and buy it. Pretty simple.

Of course. Most of us do. I listen to music at friends' homes too, and
occasionally buy a copy of what they've played me. But I also know
people who run cracked versions of software to get around copy
protection schemes. Some buy a legit copy, but others just never seem
to get around to it.

There are some companies out there -- Macromedia is one of them -- that
freely let you download full working versions of some fairly expensive
software packages and try them out for 30 days.

That's a good thing. Sometimes manufacturers restrict the usability of
a demo in more obtrusive ways, like it won't record more than 30
seconds or only prints four lines, so really all you can tell is if it
runs on your machine and if you can figure out the user interface and
features without a manual. But a good demo can be a good demo.

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