Hey Pheck, that's awesome that you developed the Symbrio CD. I really like it alot and my professor really stresses that we work closely with it - he loves it!
Well, I am sort of disappointed in my fellow SDNers on this topic. I know we're all different in where we come from, our backgrounds and ages, etc, but I really still feel pretty strongly on this issue. I guess the original concerns I had were that if you are going to try and save some $$ by buying a second hand copy of a required textbook, and then you don't get the cd that comes with it - who's fault is that? I say, just suck it up and buy the original and then be done with it. A friend bought the second hand copy, got no cd and then just caved and bought the original so she could have what she needed for the course. It's a real drag to have to run around and hope that someone will do you this big favor. Frankly, I wouldn't bother.
Also, on a more deeper level I thought it said something about the person that they were more inclined to assume that they could get other people to 'help them out'. Is this a shortcut or 'you do it for me' sort of mentality? We are all grown ups here and it is part of being an adult that we be responsible for our actions. That means, if you don't have you own cd, you might be left out in the cold because no might want to 'help you out.'
Like someone mentioned above, I was really curious about what you guys (who are really REALLY important to me, and I am really being honest here) would think of this. It's ok, I guess we're all of differing opinions. I used to be a bit of a delinquent when I was a teenager, and so I know what it's like to be a scammer. Today, I don't want to be like that and so I feel uncomfortable even taking a pen from work. But that's just me. It's been interesting to hear all our opinions.
Now, I gotta study !! 😱