[NTLK] eBay sale of Newton freeware

[Maurice Sharp]

Let the vendor know via the feedback mechanism on eBay. If that vendor is unresponsive, let eBay know and they will deal with it appropriately.

Maurice
(ex-Newton DTS engineer, ex-eBay DTS Manager :-)

On Jun 29, 2010, at 8:22 AM, Tony Kan wrote:

> Hi Folks
> 
> I just came across an eBay auction of some Newton software that was released as
> freeware after our intrepid John Powell approached the developer back in 2007
> for permission to do so.
> 
> Although I won't name the vendor, I consider this kind of practice avaricious
> and underhanded. It takes advantage of naive Newton users who are unaware that
> they can obtain it for free.
> 
> Caveat emptor!
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Tony Kan
> 
> Christchurch
> New Zealand
> 
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