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Getting back on topic…
People will always find a way around this, same with almost any protection system, that someone will find a way around it. I really don’t know why Microsoft bother.
If they was to make their products cheap enough for everyone to purchase legally, there would be no black market for pirate sellers, and everyone would buy the genuine thing in the first place.
Would you buy a car without test driving it? I see no problem in a “try before you buy”.
At least earlier version of windows gave you 30days I believe to activate windows before you got any messages. But as ever it’s all about greed and microsoft want your dosh.
Maybe If the big wigs put some of the fat scandalous profits into developing a better more secure system, everyone would not want to fck them over and not pay for there software.I can see the point you’re getting at but I’m not fully able to agree with you.
Microsoft Office 2007 IS available on a free 30 day trial period and has been ever since it was released (in February last year). Therefore you CAN try before you buy. If you don’t like it, you can uninstall it and revert back to your previous version or alternative software, whichever.
They have many versions of both Office and XP designed to suit every pocket. If you want the “full” version you pay more, if you can accept a slightly less function enabled version, then it is considerably cheaper. You can also buy heavily discounted upgrades from previous versions of their software.
Currently, pirated versions of Office 2007 are avasilable in China at 50 pence copy – for the “full” version. this is just plain theft, pure and simple.
I know that MS spent a huge amount of time and resource in producing Office 2007 as I was part of their development and Beta testing programme – I got a free copy as my fee !!! They spent millions on developing it and surely they can be allowed to recover this investment plus a commercial profit from its legitimate sale???
If thieves were simply allowed to steal a manufacturer / developer’s software when they felt like it, what incentive is there for the software to be created in the first place??? After all those who steal it don’t put anything back for other computer users to benefit from.
@*Dawny* wrote:
Think of us migrainers!!!!
Bloody migrainers coming over here nicking our jobs !
But back to topic surely the only way to beat pirates is woodworm. I heard it has a drastic affect on thier wooden legs or failing that maybe Shazzer could kidnap thier parrots ?
Ultimately you either pay for software or you don’t, I have paid for software in the past.
I personally can’t say I have ever felt the price of any software was worth it’s price tag after purchasing it or felt it was value for money. And until we live in the world of George orwells “1984” everyone is free to play by the rules or not (I see 4 fingers :D)
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