Re: New Copy Protection Methods?

[e p chandler <epc8@juno.com>]

On Sep 23, 3:06 am, mdj <mdj....@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sep 23, 2:19 pm, e p chandler <e...@juno.com> wrote:
>
> > My point was that software is no longer protected against copying, but
> > it has been intentionally crippled in some other way. Recovery disks
> > are specific to the computer that they were created for. They can't be
> > used to install the operating system and other software on a number of
> > different models of computers. IMO this is an "anti-piracy" measure as
> > much it is a means of restoring a system.
>
> Oh it's protected alright - most commercial software requires license
> keys which are difficult enough to obtain it prevents most of your
> potential customer base from using your software illegitimately.

Yes. That was the point I was trying to make up-thread.

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> Of course now,
> the market is at saturation point, and the "losses" associated with
> piracy are more visible on the bottom line of a company whose market
> is not expanding by 20% every year.

[OT] It's a major fallacy to expect ANYTHING to continue to grow at a
rate of 20% indefinitely. I live in a state where the bottom has
fallen out, the lights are mostly off, unemployment is rampant, people
are leaving in droves and cities are returning land to pastoral
conditions so that they don't have to supply water, power, sewer and
city services.