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Skriven 2007-02-23 20:27:14 av mike (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: How to have your Mac Home Folder eaten or how NOT to sell software
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From: mike <mike@barkto.com>


Don't know.   I didn't load the software during the last two
reincarnations of my Windows PC, so I can't even remember the name at the
moment.  I'll look through my archives when I have a few and see what I find...

 /m

On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:19:42 -0500, "Rich Gauszka"
<gauszka@dontspamhotmail.com> wrote:

>Hopefully that company has been sued out of existence
>
>"mike" <mike@barkto.com> wrote in message
>news:no0vt21r2ov4icfkv6q33jn1g1pqc5a6f8@4ax.com...
>>
>> An animated GIF editor I bought for Windows had similar "functionality".
>>
>> /m
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:01:38 -0500, "Rich Gauszka"
>> <gauszka@dontspamhotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I wonder if someone from the wga team has seen this and thought - GREAT
>>>IDEA!!!!!
>>>
>>>If Ballmer purchases 'reverscode'  (http://www.reversecode.com/  ) beware
>>>the next wga update <g>
>>>
>>>http://geekpatrol.ca/2007/02/display-eater-eats-more-than-just-displays/
>>>
>>>
>>>Display Eater Eats More Than Just Displays
>>>
>>>Well, this is interesting. It turns out that Display Eater, a
>>>screen-capture
>>>application for Mac OS X will delete your home folder if it thinks you're
>>>running it with a pirated serial number. How's that for a draconian
>>>anti-piracy policy? [Karsten Kusche over at briksoftware] also thinks
>>>it'll
>>>generate some of the worst PR possible:
>>>
>>>    Removing the home folder of some users will probably do way more
>>>advertisement. But that kind of advertisement is not good. This blog post
>>>is
>>>such a kind of negative advertisement. I definitely do not support such
>>>software and I suggest you should not use Display Eater. If you need a
>>>tool
>>>to create screen-casts go for iShowU. It's just 3$ more expensive than
>>>Display Eater but seems to have a much better user experience.
>>>
>>>Of course, Display Eater's developer thinks his approach is perfectly
>>>reasonable, and has threatened to take his toys and go home if people
>>>don't
>>>stop pirating his application:
>>>
>>>
>>>http://www.versiontracker.com/php/feedback/article.php?story=200702071246147
86
>>>
>>>Feedback Type: Developer Note
>>>Contributed by: 02-07-07 12:46PM
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Product Platform: MacOSX
>>>Used Product For: Over One Year
>>>Recommend Product: YES
>>>
>>>
>>>You "checked" to see what piracy protection I was using, right. Why dont
>>>you
>>>just admit that you PIRATED it?
>>>
>>>For the rest of you nice people. I'll try to be as clear as I can. There
>>>exist several illegal cd-keys that you can use to unlock the demo program.
>>>If Display Eater detects that you are using these, it will erase
>>>something.
>>>
>>>I don't know if this is going to become Display Eater policy. If this
>>>level
>>>of piracy continues, development will stop.
>>>
>>>-Reza
>>>
>

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