Re: Executing Encrypted Code

Hal Finney writes:

The answer presumably is that the software manufacturer will sell software with such limits for much less than he will sell unlimited software. That's because software piracy is such a major problem, and this way he can be protected against piracy from this copy of his program. So people with these CPU's can buy their software a lot cheaper.

I believe this is a pipedream. As it stands now, virtually all of the software that requires special hardware dongles is ridiculously expensive, even compared to similar offerings from other companies. andrew