I'd just like you to qualify the statement that Vista is not as easy to pirate as XP thats all.
Vista has more things in place to stop pirates.
I'd just like you to qualify the statement that Vista is not as easy to pirate as XP thats all.
Most people though who use Vista have not bought it though because it's easy to pirate.
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A lot of people pirate XP because it's so easy to (a lot probably bought it originally though), and just have random copies of it lying around which are pirated. Most people though who use Vista have bought it though because it's not as easy to pirate it.
A lot of people pirate XP because it's so easy to (a lot probably bought it originally though), and just have random copies of it lying around which are pirated. Most people though who use Vista have bought it though because it's not as easy to pirate it.
This was my point earlier in the thread (page 2 I think) and I was also trying to point out that it's because of the convenience that a lot of people pirate. Hell, I can download from my own PC, and have what I want within a couple hours at most, rather than either order online and wait a few days for a delivery, or go to a shop to buy. Sites like direct2drive are a pain because they have limited number of installations.making things cheaper and more easily accessible.
i'm sure many will agree with me on this, that Steam has stomped out a lot of piracy.
the same method won't work with video/music (ie, drm), but if you could download using a steam-like app, then do what you want with the content, people will be more willing to do it..
especially if say this app had 'burn to DVD', 'copy to media player', 'copy to phone' wizard type options within it, aswell as being able to simply browse the media via explorer
we've all used torrents and newsgroups, for linux distros, etc, mainly for the speed at which we get them, then you still have the small hassle of unpacking etc.
having a "one program does all" approach for downloadable media would rock. basically, like iTunes, except cheaper, and not rubbish.
even at 10p per song, 50p per tv episode, £1 per film, they'd make a killing.
Lol if anything it's easier.
It's as simple as:
Grab the proper release.
Boot from dvd and install.
Play games.
It's activated from scratch, you don't even need to type in the cd key during setup, all updates work and passes all WGA checks. All the drm trash is simply removed from it. It's easier to use it than to crack a game or activate windows legitimately.
Most people though who use Vista have bought it though because it's not as easy to pirate it.
can you still get IE/wmp etc updates though?
It was only cracked about 3 months before it was released.
Of course. Haven't you read my post entirely ? it passes ALL WGA checks.
can you still get IE/wmp etc updates though?
Download them manually if needed.
Firefox > IE.
I think a lot of people do it though because they want stuff they can't afford.
I mean, if I had bought everything on my PC I'd be broke.