EDA software has always been pirated. Especially by students and some
businesses who could not afford legitimate copies. That doesn't make it
right - it's just a fact. The thing about China (and some other countries)
is that IP theft is a state-supported policy. I don't think there is
anything that can be done to stop it. As long as software vendors continue
to charge big money for their products, piracy will exist. And while
lowering the prices will result in increased sales volume to those who want
to be legit, it still won't result in sales to those who would rather
pirate than pay any money. Scenarios:
1) Charge big money, resulting in few sales, and massive piracy
2) Charge less money, resulting in more sales, and reduced (but still
present) piracy
3) Give away the product, but sell support. An iffy business model. It
might work if the vendor can offer application expertise in addition to
having written the software.
4) Rent the product. Still won't stop piracy, if the executable runs on
the renter's machine. Piracy might be preventable if the executable runs
only on the vendor's servers. But web apps are notoriously slow.
I don't see EDA bliss in any of these scenarios :-(
Best regards,
Ivan Baggett
Bagotronix Inc.
website: www.bagotronix.com
Steve Smith wrote:
An interesting article:
http://www.edn.com/article/CA633440.html#ChinapresentschallengesforEDA
My regards,
Steve Smith, C.I.D.
Product Engineer
Staco Energy Products Co.
301 Gaddis Boulevard.
Dayton, OH 45403
Web Site: www.stacoenergy.com
& www.stacopower.com
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