If you can't beat them...humiliate them
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http://imageftw.com/uploads/20090419/2wp41du.jpg[^] SFW. It's actually been a long time since I've had a need for a paid software. I either find open source/free alternatives or just use the trial period to finish whatever I need to do ( that's unfair in a way too, but I'm not that honest :-\ ). A few years back it used to be a struggle because OS's were barebone and even things like CD writing etc had to be done by expensive third party applications. I think it also helps not to have expensive software hobbies :rolleyes:. But ofcourse, like the message in the image, smaller firms and individual sellers are still hurt the most and that hasn't changed. But larger firms usually pad their margins to account for losses through piracy. Software piracy is still rampant, but it's not as bad as say 10 years back as one just has to look a little hard and some free alternative will pop up. What does everyone else think?
SG Aham Brahmasmi!
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http://imageftw.com/uploads/20090419/2wp41du.jpg[^] SFW. It's actually been a long time since I've had a need for a paid software. I either find open source/free alternatives or just use the trial period to finish whatever I need to do ( that's unfair in a way too, but I'm not that honest :-\ ). A few years back it used to be a struggle because OS's were barebone and even things like CD writing etc had to be done by expensive third party applications. I think it also helps not to have expensive software hobbies :rolleyes:. But ofcourse, like the message in the image, smaller firms and individual sellers are still hurt the most and that hasn't changed. But larger firms usually pad their margins to account for losses through piracy. Software piracy is still rampant, but it's not as bad as say 10 years back as one just has to look a little hard and some free alternative will pop up. What does everyone else think?
SG Aham Brahmasmi!
Really? Just today I have heard that a game which I have been looking forward to will be sold with a mandatory online activation. Now I'm tired of being the bloody fool who honestly pays to be punished for their paranoia. If I get the opportunity, I may be tempted to let piracy just get a little more rampant again. Has anyone seen my Jolly Roger? I have not used it much lately...
And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
"Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"And I smiled and was happy
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Really? Just today I have heard that a game which I have been looking forward to will be sold with a mandatory online activation. Now I'm tired of being the bloody fool who honestly pays to be punished for their paranoia. If I get the opportunity, I may be tempted to let piracy just get a little more rampant again. Has anyone seen my Jolly Roger? I have not used it much lately...
And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
"Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"And I smiled and was happy
And it came worse.Oh crap. I thought it was "Jolly Rancher".
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http://imageftw.com/uploads/20090419/2wp41du.jpg[^] SFW. It's actually been a long time since I've had a need for a paid software. I either find open source/free alternatives or just use the trial period to finish whatever I need to do ( that's unfair in a way too, but I'm not that honest :-\ ). A few years back it used to be a struggle because OS's were barebone and even things like CD writing etc had to be done by expensive third party applications. I think it also helps not to have expensive software hobbies :rolleyes:. But ofcourse, like the message in the image, smaller firms and individual sellers are still hurt the most and that hasn't changed. But larger firms usually pad their margins to account for losses through piracy. Software piracy is still rampant, but it's not as bad as say 10 years back as one just has to look a little hard and some free alternative will pop up. What does everyone else think?
SG Aham Brahmasmi!
SimulationofSai wrote:
Software piracy is still rampant
SimulationofSai wrote:
not as bad as say 10 years back
These two quotes are inconsistent. I think Software piracy is worse than it's ever been. Especially in Asia, Africa and South America.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun -
SimulationofSai wrote:
Software piracy is still rampant
SimulationofSai wrote:
not as bad as say 10 years back
These two quotes are inconsistent. I think Software piracy is worse than it's ever been. Especially in Asia, Africa and South America.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braunahmed zahmed wrote:
These two quotes are inconsistent.
Not if taken in the context it was in. I meant to say that these days there are other alternatives and people bordering on honesty vs. saving cash have a better reason to be honest.
SG Aham Brahmasmi!
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http://imageftw.com/uploads/20090419/2wp41du.jpg[^] SFW. It's actually been a long time since I've had a need for a paid software. I either find open source/free alternatives or just use the trial period to finish whatever I need to do ( that's unfair in a way too, but I'm not that honest :-\ ). A few years back it used to be a struggle because OS's were barebone and even things like CD writing etc had to be done by expensive third party applications. I think it also helps not to have expensive software hobbies :rolleyes:. But ofcourse, like the message in the image, smaller firms and individual sellers are still hurt the most and that hasn't changed. But larger firms usually pad their margins to account for losses through piracy. Software piracy is still rampant, but it's not as bad as say 10 years back as one just has to look a little hard and some free alternative will pop up. What does everyone else think?
SG Aham Brahmasmi!
I wrote some voice recognition software for flight simulation - basically so that flight-sim pilots could flip the switches etc via voice commands rather than keyboard presses. My first customer someone who bought was a pirate - 30 minutes after purchase paypal told me the card was invalid or fraudulent. So they got the key and guess what - nobody has bought the software since :(( I blame the card processsing companies too...
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
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Really? Just today I have heard that a game which I have been looking forward to will be sold with a mandatory online activation. Now I'm tired of being the bloody fool who honestly pays to be punished for their paranoia. If I get the opportunity, I may be tempted to let piracy just get a little more rampant again. Has anyone seen my Jolly Roger? I have not used it much lately...
And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
"Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"And I smiled and was happy
And it came worse.Ubisoft... X| They don't stick to online activation, you have to be online permanently while playing the game... For that reason alone I hope their games don't sell ANY copy until they drop their ridiculous DRM policy. And they have actually dropped it for some games. Luckily there are also still cool developers who also don't like DRM (GOG.com[^] ftw!) :)
It's an OO world.
public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{}
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I wrote some voice recognition software for flight simulation - basically so that flight-sim pilots could flip the switches etc via voice commands rather than keyboard presses. My first customer someone who bought was a pirate - 30 minutes after purchase paypal told me the card was invalid or fraudulent. So they got the key and guess what - nobody has bought the software since :(( I blame the card processsing companies too...
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
And the worst part is that it is programmers who do this to programmers... :(
It's an OO world.
public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{}
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Ubisoft... X| They don't stick to online activation, you have to be online permanently while playing the game... For that reason alone I hope their games don't sell ANY copy until they drop their ridiculous DRM policy. And they have actually dropped it for some games. Luckily there are also still cool developers who also don't like DRM (GOG.com[^] ftw!) :)
It's an OO world.
public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{}
It's not only that. I'm simply tired of having to hop through loops because I'm dumb enough to be honest. And it may actually be more fun to pluck apart the protection than actually playing the game :)
And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
"Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"And I smiled and was happy
And it came worse. -
http://imageftw.com/uploads/20090419/2wp41du.jpg[^] SFW. It's actually been a long time since I've had a need for a paid software. I either find open source/free alternatives or just use the trial period to finish whatever I need to do ( that's unfair in a way too, but I'm not that honest :-\ ). A few years back it used to be a struggle because OS's were barebone and even things like CD writing etc had to be done by expensive third party applications. I think it also helps not to have expensive software hobbies :rolleyes:. But ofcourse, like the message in the image, smaller firms and individual sellers are still hurt the most and that hasn't changed. But larger firms usually pad their margins to account for losses through piracy. Software piracy is still rampant, but it's not as bad as say 10 years back as one just has to look a little hard and some free alternative will pop up. What does everyone else think?
SG Aham Brahmasmi!
Not software, but soft goods, is my reason for being what is officially called a pirate. I have bought several music CD's, which I have subsequently lost. Such purchases differ from e.g. buying food, which expires; I have paid for the right to listen to the artists, and my downloading of a copy of an album is, to me, entirely justified.
