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Cramming for a test at last minute is an ineffective way to study. Procrastination works against you in this case.
The hardcore pirates will pirate even if prices were dropped substantially, probably even if photoshop cost $10.I meant hardcore as in "those people you just can't reach" - either because they're anti-capitalist or just cheap-assesWhat do you mean? Being 'hardcore' has nothing to do with still pirating software even if it costs a dollar... All teams did it, do it and will continue doing it, however most focus mainly in the expensive pieces of software.
When you think of a good image processor, isn't Photoshop that comes to mind?Actually, I think of Paint Shop Pro 9 - it fits my needs better than the big Photoshop package. Loads faster, and doesn't have as steep a learning curve as photoshop, and does what I need. I miss some things from the really old Micrografx Picture Publisher, by the way... was one of the easiest way of doing Alpha that I've worked with, and it had "objects" in supplement to "layers" - was also nice to work with.
And something else, would you really pay for software you just want to use once, if the demo/trial can't do it?A few games, yes - because the cost per hour is cheaper than a cinema ticket
I think a really good point that was made is that some of the software is so expensive that there are people (like me) who would never pay full price for it, therefore the company would not get a sell from them.I understand this point of view, but if you apply it to the real/physical world, would you suggest that stealing a bottle of 16-year-old whisky is okay? "I'd never pay full price for it, so it's not like they lose money"
. I think that kind of arguing is a bit silly, but it *does* have a point, too.And those people who pirate it generally won't be using it professionally.Unfortunately, there are. I'm not sure how widespread commercial use of pirated products is, but I know that DataRescue has had problems with companies(!) pirating their IDA disassembler.
Hmm, okay - better not talk more about that here. Seems a bit silly though, I think MS does have the ability to lock XP pirates out totally, but decide not to... yet.Well, the can obviously detect whether you have a valid key or not. Move that detection server-side instead of client-side, and you're locked out. Of course they can't stop you from plain using windows XP, but they can stop you from getting updates.Yes, i see your point. But i didn't know about that locking pirated windows ability... some more information on that?
I think a good solution for programs like photoshop would be to have a "light" version that would be usable, but not powerful enough to be used by professionals.WITHOUT a dumbed-down interface that just screams "you're a bloody retard" at you >_<, just because you can't afford the pro version.
But if we see things from another angle, that's what already happens right now. We have the pricey photoshop and the light version, "the gimp".Not to mention paint shop pro... oh well, nevermind, bought by corel, dead product.
Hmm, okay - better not talk more about that here. Seems a bit silly though, I think MS does have the ability to lock XP pirates out totally, but decide not to... yet.Hrm, afaik you won't be able to use the web-based windows update though, nor download the "genuine windows required" stuff from their site. Dunno if the various activation cracks solve that, I've got a valid keyI also have a valid key, but what you mentioned is not quite true, the "genuine windows required" can be solved, it just takes a bit of work
we also have to include that the software companies know full well that their product is cracked and available to download and they choose not to put extra protection into the next release of the software.With some protections, though, a good deal of work is needed to remove it, and can't be 100% automated... so a new release by itself is sortof "extra protection"
microsoft, after all, hasn't shut down all the illegal copies of windows xp - you can simply opt out of it nagging you to buy a valid copy with the new genuine advantage thingy that now pops up.Hrm, afaik you won't be able to use the web-based windows update though, nor download the "genuine windows required" stuff from their site. Dunno if the various activation cracks solve that, I've got a valid key
the most appealing pricing structure to me would be - if you use the software within a business/commercial/whatever environment or for earning money yourself then it's only fair to pay up for the full (expensive) cost of the software. a domestic 'home' version ought to be available at a reduced price.That would certainly be nice - get the real money from those who have it, but allow mortal people to have legit copies as well (has some marketing value anyway).
- I'm not a cubase user myself though, so I don't know whether the protection slowed down stuff majorly, I guess I could ask one of my musician friends.so, the people that make software know their product will be cracked - the crackers know they can crack it - the people that aren't going to pay for software know they can can get a cracked version.But sometimes having to wait too long might encourage them to buy? Dunno.
would dropping the price of 'expensive' software make pirating/cracking less appealing? seems the software companies think not.Good question. The hardcore pirates will pirate even if prices were dropped substantially, probably even if photoshop cost $10. Other pirates are more like collectors, they don't even install the stuff they download - those obviously wouldn't pay either, and shouldn't be included in the statistics.
Not blindingly fast,Not too surprising, especially not on the first run of it after you've started windows - it's a DOS program, and NTVDM does take a bit to start
You can boil 3.20 US ounces of water with that many candles.Won't that depend on the pot, kettle, tinfoil bag (or whatever) you boil it in?
searches, the built-in search of xplorer^2 full seems to do the trick. I guess I should check out Seeker too, though.