Vista has more things in place to stop pirates.
Illegal file sharing on the Internet, what should we do?
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Vista has more things in place to stop pirates.
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It's certainly a lot easier now, when it first was released though it wasn't.
Is it not? I am still on my original dodgy copy of Vista that I have had from a couple of months from launch. Updates perfectly. Coincidently my legal copy of XP Pro gets a pop up asking me to donate further money to MS...
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.
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.
Steam has it good tbh. iTunes have it good, too.
can you still get IE/wmp etc updates though?
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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.
I remember there being some kaffufle about it bricking people systems the cracked version or something?
Fair enough. Wasn't aware of this. I stand corrected.
Download them manually if needed.
Firefox > IE.
New someone would say that. IE is better than FF in many ways, and vice versa.
Steam has to be one of the few companys that have got it very very very close to being right.
Unlimited installs/downloads. Because it is all saved to an account you can never lose your games (unless you lose your account
) So if you PC was to die today. When you fix it or get a new one you can download the games straight away. No hassle of having to find the discs or oh crap lost the serial code or dammit that was my last install because of limitations dispite having PAID for a game.
Heck they even have weekend sales so you can still pick up bargins every now and then from them. Downloads speeds are always damm good. (I guess that depends quite a bit on your connection)
The only thing bad in my eyes with steam is that they can be rather pricy at times.
As said I think it really is down to convenience factor. Far easier to do everything from your PC rather than having to go to shops having to store CD/DVD's.
On the flip side there are people who do it just because they can.... I am pretty sure though (yes it is an assumtion) that this is quite a low population.
Unlimited installs/downloads. Because it is all saved to an account you can never lose your games (unless you lose your account
) So if you PC was to die today. When you fix it or get a new one you can download the games straight away. No hassle of having to find the discs or oh crap lost the serial code or dammit that was my last install because of limitations dispite having PAID for a game.Heck they even have weekend sales so you can still pick up bargins every now and then from them. Downloads speeds are always damm good. (I guess that depends quite a bit on your connection)
The only thing bad in my eyes with steam is that they can be rather pricy at times.
As said I think it really is down to convenience factor. Far easier to do everything from your PC rather than having to go to shops having to store CD/DVD's.
On the flip side there are people who do it just because they can.... I am pretty sure though (yes it is an assumtion) that this is quite a low population.
Well yes there is that too.
Also with the amount of crap that is being released that includes movies games music and programs. I think people have become a bit bitter over it. Myself included.
I mean some of the games that are being produced now a days are a joke. Very rarely are there demos so people cannot even "try before you buy" The internet gives people that option. Even if it is not legal.
I can bet some people will download a game say install it play it, think holy smokes batman this is the worst game in the world. uninstall it and delete. HEY ! they have just saved themselves 20-40quid !
Also with the amount of crap that is being released that includes movies games music and programs. I think people have become a bit bitter over it. Myself included.
I mean some of the games that are being produced now a days are a joke. Very rarely are there demos so people cannot even "try before you buy" The internet gives people that option. Even if it is not legal.
I can bet some people will download a game say install it play it, think holy smokes batman this is the worst game in the world. uninstall it and delete. HEY ! they have just saved themselves 20-40quid !
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I don't think that's a valid excuse, especially when it comes to software.
Most programs have a open source or freeware alternative these days.
Want photoshop? Get gimp.
Want MS Office? Get Open Office.
etc.
Sure the professional tools are sometimes better, but if you're a professional, then pay for them.
My rule: if I can't afford it and want it, I'll work until I can.
Read much of this thread and thought I'd chip in with my opinion.
File sharing is illegal. Period. People can make as many excuses as they like to justify downloading a game, song or whatever, but that's only for their own piece of mind. I think you have to be horrendously short sighted to think that such activity is morally sound.
Let me be clear, I'm hardly a good samaritan myself. So I'm not casting judgement by any means.
The only issue that I do have, is that quite frankly, if there was not such thing as file sharing, then I simply wouldn't download half the stuff that I do. Record companies also fail to recognise that many of those who download an album illegally may instead go and see that band in concert (where most musicians make their money). If it wasn't for file sharing, I would not have seen nearly as many acts in concert that I have.
To be honest, one could write a thesis on this issue. In terms of solutions, I just don't think there is one. When there's a will, there's a way. No matter how many sites or applications are banned, more will spring up. The relevant industries simply need to come up with ways which make the legitimacy of a product more appealing than having an illegal copy. How they do that though, it the difficult question.
File sharing is illegal. Period. People can make as many excuses as they like to justify downloading a game, song or whatever, but that's only for their own piece of mind. I think you have to be horrendously short sighted to think that such activity is morally sound.
Let me be clear, I'm hardly a good samaritan myself. So I'm not casting judgement by any means.
The only issue that I do have, is that quite frankly, if there was not such thing as file sharing, then I simply wouldn't download half the stuff that I do. Record companies also fail to recognise that many of those who download an album illegally may instead go and see that band in concert (where most musicians make their money). If it wasn't for file sharing, I would not have seen nearly as many acts in concert that I have.
To be honest, one could write a thesis on this issue. In terms of solutions, I just don't think there is one. When there's a will, there's a way. No matter how many sites or applications are banned, more will spring up. The relevant industries simply need to come up with ways which make the legitimacy of a product more appealing than having an illegal copy. How they do that though, it the difficult question.