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1970s
- Many more computers
 
- Rise of copyright and legal agreements
 
- New model
 
- Binaries only, no source code
 
- Users expected to pay for fixes and updates
 
- Very hard to do it themselves
 
- Famous “Open Letter to Hobbyists” from
Bill Gates (1976)
 
- Complained about people stealing software