y360;253359 Wrote: > Except that software is exactly what you describe, and it does make > money this way
The only reason that work's at all is because it is possible to apply security measures to the media, and a lot of people are not sufficiently knowledgeable or motivated to seek ways to circumvent it. It is generally not difficult to crack the security on most software products- type "warez" into google to get some idea of the size of the software cracking "hobby". M$ and Google have figured out that it's hard to make money selling software, so they're working on web-based apps to replace the stuff you buy at the store (or DL on filesharing sites). They're making everything into a "service" because it is still possible to keep it secure -for now, anyway. Finally, some software piracy is tolerated by the industry (in spite of what the extortionists who run the BSA claim). Witness AutoCAD, a multithousand dollar CAD suite with minimal protection. You can download AutoCAD and keygens for it from hundreds of sites on the web, or get it via bittorrent. They could make AutoCAD harder to crack, but why? Everyone with a copy of AutoCAD that someone is using on their home computer is another AutoCAD expert in the making. When it comes time to get CAD software at work and the boss says "check 'em out and let me know which one we should buy", the home user says- "Gee, I already know how to use AutoCAD..." Are the BSA's numbers about the value of software pirated accurate? Maybe, if you figure that every copy made is a lost sale. However, when was the last time you or I or anyone else could afford a multithousand dollar CAD package? Is a cracked copy on your machine really a "lost sale"? Not bloody likely! TD -- tyler_durden ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tyler_durden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41571 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
