I'll be the last person to speak ill of illegal downloading, lest I be a total hypocrite - But for something like your operating system, just put down the money and buy it. I think the stability and support of an actual copy is probably worth a little money in that case.
@diverguy: Personally, I've found that pirating is a function of age. When I was in high school and college, I had very little money and pirated just about anything I could get my hands on. Currently, the annoyances of pirated software (cracking, registry changes, WGA notifications etc) are enough for me to just buy it legally especially since I now have the money in most cases.
@diverguy: You indeed will and deserve to be flamed, peddling your pitiful notions of proper patronage to purveyors of popular products. If only I knew where my slapping glove was.
@Purple Monkey Dishwasher: Yeah, I totally agree. I have to admit my bootlegging activities have decreased exponentially with my age.
However, if you need software for professional reasons and you don't have the cake to by it... Pirate that junk! Later on when you get established you'll become a paying customer... it's kind of a loyal customer/pirate thing.
@Purple Monkey Dishwasher: I'd call that a function of money moreso than age, but you're point is valid.
Though they don't come out with it, Adobe is generally unofficially ok with youngsters pirating their software because a teenage pirating Photoshop is hardly a lost sale (where are most teenagers gonna get thousands of dollars for software?), and they've got a hooked customer when they get older.
I have a feeling a production company that has the money for it would be a little bit more bothersome to Adobe.
@Purple Monkey Dishwasher: I agree. as my better half has graduated and we actually have money for budgeting, I can afford to pay for what I would otherwise steal.
@D.E.P.C. is on a Sexpedition: i disagree, obviously kaiser deliberately sought to flame this individual for the good of pirate kind. selflessly risking flaming from honest product purchasing people of the non-pirate persuasion.
finally! if something like this keeps my phone from sliding off my lap and under my seat at every left turn / stop light, i think i wouldn't mind paying $20 for it.
@Epoch's apple copyright violation: I stick my phone in my crotchal region on the seat when driving. Mainly because I generally leave it on silent, and because I listen to my stereo loud. While obviously the vibration is nice, the only downside is that if I forget it's there it's falling on the ground when I get out (which I haven't done since I got my iPhone, yet, but have been close to doing so).
@Shamoononon thanks Rocephin: Dropping usually isn't the issue. Lifeguard shorts aren't exactly known for their high quality non slip pockets, so every time I hop in the car to go to or from work, out slides my phone, spare change, protein bar, lint, and... well you get it.
I've gotten pretty good at recovering things from under the seat while driving though, so while this would have been great a year or so ago, it is useless.
@Tony C: Whip up a set for me too, (customize them to my Jeep seats please) and in black or grey. Thank you. ;)
PS-Is there a way to make a set that goes from the seat to the car door and has an area to stash stuff, yet not be in the way when I try to get in and out of the car?
@Kevin Lou: Well, the scary thing about most fries, especially from McD's, is that you can't tell if they fell out from your most recent pig-out, or whether they're from 5 years ago.
Damn it, Giz, stop destroying Apple with your hatred and lies! Jesus, you clearly are the anti-Apple devil, and we must do everything we can to stop you! You are going to send the stock price of Apple sinking when you post unsubstantiated rumors!!
While I meant this in jest, it just occurred to me that someone might have posted someone along these lines already and meant it for real. That would be sad, but not all-together unexpected.
"...vendors selling this cracked numbers increase."
It's "these" not "this".
Diaz, you make so many grammatical mistakes that you make me want to stab my eyes out. Yes, Gizmodo is a relatively informal blog, however; it still requires semi-professional writers who can differentiate the plural "these" from the singular "this".
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stealing is the second oldest job in the world. Since someone had to had a job and get cool things to steel in the first place.
Even if Microsoft would release a 20$ windows 7 licence, it would still be hacked or cracked or whatever.
They know, we know. We know they know and they know we know.
So we just all go along with it!
In the end, most of us will end up buying a new pc within the next 2 years and therefore pay for windows anyways!
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However, if you need software for professional reasons and you don't have the cake to by it... Pirate that junk! Later on when you get established you'll become a paying customer... it's kind of a loyal customer/pirate thing.
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Though they don't come out with it, Adobe is generally unofficially ok with youngsters pirating their software because a teenage pirating Photoshop is hardly a lost sale (where are most teenagers gonna get thousands of dollars for software?), and they've got a hooked customer when they get older.
I have a feeling a production company that has the money for it would be a little bit more bothersome to Adobe.
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Not cheap as in Happy Meal cheap, but cheap as in software cheap. An xbox360 game retails at $60. Most pc games are $40-50.
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Roll up a towel or something. Better yet, don't drop stuff.
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I've gotten pretty good at recovering things from under the seat while driving though, so while this would have been great a year or so ago, it is useless.
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PS-Is there a way to make a set that goes from the seat to the car door and has an area to stash stuff, yet not be in the way when I try to get in and out of the car?
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While I meant this in jest, it just occurred to me that someone might have posted someone along these lines already and meant it for real. That would be sad, but not all-together unexpected.
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It's "these" not "this".
Diaz, you make so many grammatical mistakes that you make me want to stab my eyes out. Yes, Gizmodo is a relatively informal blog, however; it still requires semi-professional writers who can differentiate the plural "these" from the singular "this".
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Um, not that I personally know anything about this "Pirate Bay" of which you speak, of course.