ok, i agree with your point. but it raises a bunch of questions: what does this piece of software costs? $600 (retail)? $149+$50 (and old PS + upgrade)?
why kicking $400 off the sticker OK? if that's really OK, why not $401? and so on? if you are paying $200 for something that retails $600 are you then stealing? i am not asking from a legal standpoint (which is pretty clear: you must do what they tell you to do, but laws are messy and change all the time. besides, in georgia oral sex is a crime), but from a common sense. if you really believe that it costs $600, well, that's it. pay it. do you believe it costs $200? or maybe $100? or...? why winxp, which is vastly more complex piece of software costs so much less? if i think a lens costs way too much, i'd buy a used one for as little as i can. am i stealing from pentax? and, speaking about open source. why is it morally ok to use gimp for free? after all, the developers of gimp have to eat too, don't they? best, mishka On 6/17/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, Adobe allows you to download a 30 day free trial, at which time you > either pony up the $$ to get a legitimate serial number which allows > activation and registration of the software, and its use in accordance with > their licensing terms. Should you not pay the money, the software no > longer functions. If in the meanwhile you tamper with the software and > provide a phoney number in order to allow it to work past the 30 day free > trial, you have stolen the software and have become a software pirate. > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Mishka > > > steal? adobe gives away demos at their site. which just > > happen to be exactly identical to the full-fledged version. > > i mean, if i give you for free an inoperative LX , > > you replace teh foam and end up with a fully functional > > camera, is that stealing? > > > > best, > > mishka > > > > On 6/17/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Mishka" > > > Subject: Re: Cheap (?) Photoshop CS2 upgrade > > > > > > > > > > no, i was dead serious. > > > > you either believe that one must pay for software -- then, > > > > well, it costs $600, so cough it up. > > > > or you don't give a damn about them -- then get a demo CS2 > > > > from adobe and a free s/n from somewhere else. > > > > > > Either pay full price or steal the product? > > > Surely there must be other acceptable options. > > > > > > William Robb > > > > > > > > >
