"It was less than 10 dollars, so a real bargain. But I would have reconsidered it if I heard of this beforehand."

To summarize:
  Turns off honest potential customers.
  Doesn't cause the pirates to buy a copy.

The author/owner publicly outed himself as someone who isn't after the money. Seems more like this is to enjoy hurting others.

Sounds like someone I want to give money to.

I didn't see any video of a working test model. If this guy doesn't have a working model he's got nothing.

When it fails the employees will start finger pointing at other employees. Great way to destroy your company. Bad idea.

They may have "lost" but lets please not lose sight of the awful things they did just so they could make money.

I've found that people who want to use a different language do exactly what you've said. They list every reason why they should switch. Unfortunately they do not also list every reason why they should not switch. Then they get mad when nobody will listen to them. There's also nothing specific about C++ in this argument. I've heard the same argument for other languages and for rewriting the applications in the same language. Many programmers ignore sound business decisions because they don't bother to try and understand them or think they're protecting their livelihood

Made all this up. Just to screw with people.

There are two possible ways I would suggest.

If you're sure you want to watch all of it start with the third Doctor portrayed by Jon Pertwee. Warning: These were produced a long time ago and they require more attention span than most people seem to have. They're charming if you're willing to take them for what they are.

Alternately I would recommend you start with Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor. These are paced and produced in a much more modern style so are more popular with less tolerant audiences.

My personal opinion is Dr. Who really hit it's stride under Eccleston and David Tennant and has gone down hill significantly with Matt Smith. I'm not sure if Matt could do the part justice but it's hard to tell with the mediocre shows after Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner left the show. I will always remember the days my wife and I watched this show together. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Wow, there are two of us who figured out yet another abstraction layer isn't always a good thing