You said it, Timpsi. Abandonware sites are here to make those impossible to buy old games available to the public. But that doesn't mean that every one game should be available for free. It no one would buy games, where would the money for new ones come from? And don't forget about interest to create new games. If no one buys games, there's no money, there's no interest to create new ones because if people don't buy them, they don't show they're thankful for creating these games.
Ok, that with the money would be rather correct with the actual games, which aren't bought but copied illegally over. But this is another theme. But I agree - it's the right of the game producers to sell their software, if they don't support it anymore then it can be found again and placed as abandonware for all those who still want to play them.
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