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Even though SF screwed up in the beginning, I'm glad they handled it well.

By "it", do you mean the splash of bad press that they weren't expecting to get? They totally turned that around, very slick of them.

I didn't read anything about them doing anything to prevent the next guy from getting hassled for a license fee he can't pay, though.

As I read the article, that was my first thought. The fate of one man is extremely significant to him; but it must be viewed in context. If his misfortune was exceptional, and the remedy a rapid return to form, then this story is reassuring; but that is not the case. Instead, his misfortune was commonplace, yet the remedy applied only to him, leaving untold others calcified in their situation.

In that case, his story is a meaningless aberration.

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