> If I choose to buy a product that gives me more of what I want, I'm not "penalizing" the manufacturers of the competing products I didn't choose. > In fact,

> If I choose to buy a product that gives me more of what I want, I'm not "penalizing" the manufacturers of the competing products I didn't choose. > In fact, I'm really glad that a large portion of the developer population has the attitude you do, because it makes it easier for me to stay at or near the top of the heap. I, too, would be really glad that a large portion of the developer population considers others in their community people rather than "competing products".