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Software piracy from developer perspective

updated 10:15 am EST, Fri February 1, 2002

 
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Ambrosia Software's Matt Slot, has written an article on software piracy "from the perspective of a software publisher. It relates Ambrosia's own experience with software piracy, license codes systems, and shows, unfortunately, how rampant piracy is in the sofware business."


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  1. MacNN.com Reader

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    That server picture...

    ...is kind of scary.

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    02/01, 10:48am | report spam | Reply |

    Very good

    This is a huge issue and I do wish that some people would listen to what he says (and what I have been saying for years) about the effects of not registering software. Sure, you pirated something and saved yourself $20-$30 but since you (and a thousand like you) did it, someone loses their job.

    There is no justification for this action and I feel like less of a human being when I think of how I used to pirate when I was in my early teens before I got into development and finished conceiving my world view philosophy.

    I hope that this article can change some minds.
    Jeff.

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    Ambrosia

    If Ambrosia ever goes out of business because not enough people register their excellent software, then a true crime against the universe will have been perpetrated.

    Register your shareware, people.

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    02/01, 11:53am | report spam | Reply | delete

    This speaks volumes

    As a retailer of Macintosh products and software, I have seen sales of software drop from over $100,000 per year down to $17,000 in less than two years! I asked my 13 year old son why kids weren't buying games anymore and he said, "Kids come to school with a box of burned cd's, trading their favourites to their friends or even selling copies." I get parents in my store buying CD labeling kits so they can make their pirated cd's look better when they give them away as presents for their friends!
    Now I can only afford to stock a hundred or so titles of software because the turnover rate is incredibly slow. People know they can look at the box, decide if they like it, then go home and download it somewhere. This will put retailers out of business, hence removing what little selection of Mac software there is to choose from in stores.
    I sincerely hope people take this developers message to heart and support software manufacturers.
    The Golden Rule: Try it, Like it, Buy it

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    Hey, hey, heeeyyyyy...

    Since we are not living in a perfect world, stop whining about what "you have been saying for years", because it makes no difference. People do what people do, and that's the end of that.
    Do you honestly believe that just because a developer wrote an article that people will make a fundamental change to their philosophy on software piracy? Give me a break, Jeffy, and get off the self-righteous soapbox.
    Neither you, or Matt, or anyone else is going to change the way people behave, and that's the name of that tune. Deal with it.

    Now, back to work you slackers. There's nothing to see here...

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    Re: Hey, hey, heeeeyyyy..

    "Now, back to work you slackers."

    Funny. I'm a software developer, I hear you saying "We're gonna rip you off and not pay you a dime and any developer who says we shouldn't is just being self-righteous". And now you want me to get back to work so you have something new to rip off.

    Sosumi, you are the KING of motivation

    GadgetDon

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    less attitudes

    like sosumi's = better world

    its sad one's body can graduate high school but some minds do not...

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    kagi's fault!

    not that it's applicable in this case (because ambrosia uses their own registration system) but one problem with alot of shareware is the fact that kagi doesn't give instant response for registration codes and the like. for many people, it's simply easier to just download a SN instead of waiting for kagi to process an order.

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    re kagi

    a) they do have that option. its up to the developer to ask for it but most i found do not.

    b) most shareware gives you 30 days so if you have to wait for a reg code to use the program its because you were to lazy to plan ahead.

    c) "it's simply easier to just download a SN instead of waiting for kagi to process an order."

    give me a break no wait give me 2 breaks.

    this is theft.

    that's like saying the checkout line at the record store was taking too long so you stuffed the cd you were buying in your jacket and walked off without paying.

    until people realize stealing software is EXACTLY like stealing cars, diamonds, cd's there will more and more developers out of biz. (espaically on the mac since we can't sell as many)

    i would bet dollar to a 1000 donuts the poster above is under the age of 24. Part of the napster generation that steals IP and digital goods more often than they jaywalk.

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    re sosumi

    sosumi may have been a bit harsh but is slightly practical. and no "gadgetdon he didnt say he was pirating. basically he was saying talk is cheap, and this is just politics. i think its great to talk about it and get it out of your system, even though it ultimatly wont make anything happen. i saw that highlighted list ambrosia had. anyway could they do something about it? picturing cops knocking on a door and ticketing a kid and seeing his parents jaws drop would be a hoot. is lack of prosecution based on resources, time, money or all the above?

    i cant belive someone had the jacobs to pull that s*** and claim they lost the number to probably what i think of as my favourite mac game n program company around. then again as i see commercial apps from big companies rise in price and bloat in features i began to see the corporate side of the companies that are getting pirated. i feel for some but no love lost for others like the record companies. its hard to say, dont pirate thier software when they rip you off to plz thier shareholders or fat cats. quark or adobe anyone?

    talk is okay but actions will send people reeling for cover.

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