Quote:
Originally Posted by rydan  Not really. It's enough that a single computer savy group cracks the software and makes the crack available on torrent sites. Then, the rest don't need any more than to be able to double click an installer/exe/patch file. |
But for most software they don't. Because they can't. And no one is expecting anything to be fool proof. A I said, you put a lock on a door and it offers protection. It might not stop some foreign government's secret service, but it will stop the average criminal which is the greater threat. Before the dongles I couldn't find a single studio in all of LA that wasn't using cracked software. Now I can't find any that do (which doesn't mean there aren't any in either case). There's no question that dongles have indeed provided a great level of protection.
Quote:
|
Really. So, it's in your own best interest that you have to purchase your software again if the dongle is lost or stolen? It's in your own best interest that the companies don't trust you enough to give you another auth, or give you an option to keep a backup file of your license safely tucked away? Why is that you think? I think it's because the think you will break/abuse the license agreement at the first possible opportunity. Thought about that?
|
But I don't have to purchase my software again. I have protection on it and a backup dongle that provides 7 days of use during the process of restoring the original. And If that was then stolen, then yes I SHOULD have to buy everything again. Just because something is software doesn't mean that the company providing it has to take all of your responsibility. If you cannot protect or insure your investment, then that's what you get for not being smart. If someone steals your guitar, the company that made it sure isn't going to make you a new one. yet because something is software people feel that they no longer need to take any responsibility and that the software company is responsible for everything.
And companies using these dongles DO trust me. And it's these dongles that show me how serious they are about protecting my interests. The ones that don't aren't as concerned about me as a customer. Have you thought about how companies that don't use this protection then have to take losses on theft which means having to make cutbacks on support and providing updates?
So I have thought about this far more than you have. Trust me.