My parents founded a PC software startup in ~1983, that lasted for ~15 years or so before dying from second-system-effect. They were always quite anal about paying for software, especially my mother -- with her residual objectivism, she even believed in moral rights for software.
When I was cleaning out the old apartment, I found several treasure troves of software and licenses. It was depressing to stumble upon at least a quarter-million dollars (unadjusted for inflation) -- embodied in small stacks of shrinkwrapped paper and enormous piles of obsolete media.
When I was cleaning out the old apartment, I found several treasure troves of software and licenses. It was depressing to stumble upon at least a quarter-million dollars (unadjusted for inflation) -- embodied in small stacks of shrinkwrapped paper and enormous piles of obsolete media.