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Why is Software for Hardware Always Sucky?
Target:
DRM or what?
This was posted on Techdirt last week Mouse requires net connection
pretty sad state of affairs when a 'generic' device (and a damn expensive one) isn't fully functional out of the box
Tinman57:
DRM or what?
This was posted on Techdirt last week Mouse requires net connection
pretty sad state of affairs when a 'generic' device (and a damn expensive one) isn't fully functional out of the box
-Target (November 11, 2012, 06:29 PM)
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Which is why I thank god for hackers. I've bought software over the years that require an online connection to function, and I'm not always online, plus I don't want software that "reports" back to home base to get permission to use.
All of the software I've bought that uses this form of DRM I find a way to hack it, or send it back for a refund. Personally I think it should be illegal for them to sell you anything that has to report home in order to use without advertising it on the software/hardware, and I'm not talking about tiny 6 point font either. It should be bold emblazed on the front of the package and highlighted in the ad.
Personally I hope all of the companies that use this strategy goes down in a ball of fire. And I hope that hackers continue to break their software/hardware so we can use it like we paid for.
Target:
Which is why I thank god for hackers. I've bought software over the years that require an online connection to function, and I'm not always online, plus I don't want software that "reports" back to home base to get permission to use.
All of the software I've bought that uses this form of DRM I find a way to hack it, or send it back for a refund. Personally I think it should be illegal for them to sell you anything that has to report home in order to use without advertising it on the software/hardware, and I'm not talking about tiny 6 point font either. It should be bold emblazed on the front of the package and highlighted in the ad.-Tinman57 (November 11, 2012, 07:13 PM)
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granted, but you should never have to rely on a hack to get full functionality out of a mouse, especially not one that costs almost $100...
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