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drtesdell@earth · 05-08-2005, 04:10 PM

Thanks Morpheus,

I'll go check it out. I don't mind paying for good software, and if there is a TRIAL version, I learned to try it first! Part of the whole deal with Anton and PM, which which I bought and registered and is now version 5.1 is that people didn't pay I guess, and used other folks serial numbers on their
devices.

While I do not condone the rather harsh hard reset consequence Anton apparently put in his earlier versions for those who didn't buy it and use their own code, I can see if I were an inventor trying to sell something, I would try my best to make sure for every 100 copies I sold, 500 did not get given out for free essentially. It's not much different than all the safeguards Microsoft and other big PC manufacturers try to take to protect their investments, as well as the music and DVD-video industry (huge cases in point). And obviously the government and courts see it as a serious enough problem that the federal fines for big time piracy are very stiff I guess.

I'm not trying to come off as a "goodie two shoes," (or three shoes), but I guess I feel like if my "product" I spent alot of time and money on making, testing, advertising and then promoting etc. was being ripped off, and I was losing alot of money, I am sure I would feel p***ed off as well. I wouldn't go burn crosses in people's yards or give their computers a virus, but I would somehow try to stop it any way I could. Anton just picked a very nasty and severe punishment it seems for his earlier versions. Who knows? Maybe this is his whole life income and he has a wife and 6 kids to feed, etc? If it were me, I'd protect my income also. But I would do it in less "destructive" ways.

Anyhow, off to find SKTools!

DRT (and happy Mother's Day to any who consider themselves mothers)

05-08-2005, 04:10 PM	#36
drtesdell@earth Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 12 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Des Moines, IA Device: iPAC hx2755	THANKS Morpheus, and PS: Re: Pocket Mechanic-('Pocket Hard Reset') Thanks Morpheus, I'll go check it out. I don't mind paying for good software, and if there is a TRIAL version, I learned to try it first! Part of the whole deal with Anton and PM, which which I bought and registered and is now version 5.1 is that people didn't pay I guess, and used other folks serial numbers on their devices. While I do not condone the rather harsh hard reset consequence Anton apparently put in his earlier versions for those who didn't buy it and use their own code, I can see if I were an inventor trying to sell something, I would try my best to make sure for every 100 copies I sold, 500 did not get given out for free essentially. It's not much different than all the safeguards Microsoft and other big PC manufacturers try to take to protect their investments, as well as the music and DVD-video industry (huge cases in point). And obviously the government and courts see it as a serious enough problem that the federal fines for big time piracy are very stiff I guess. I'm not trying to come off as a "goodie two shoes," (or three shoes), but I guess I feel like if my "product" I spent alot of time and money on making, testing, advertising and then promoting etc. was being ripped off, and I was losing alot of money, I am sure I would feel p***ed off as well. I wouldn't go burn crosses in people's yards or give their computers a virus, but I would somehow try to stop it any way I could. Anton just picked a very nasty and severe punishment it seems for his earlier versions. Who knows? Maybe this is his whole life income and he has a wife and 6 kids to feed, etc? If it were me, I'd protect my income also. But I would do it in less "destructive" ways. Anyhow, off to find SKTools! DRT (and happy Mother's Day to any who consider themselves mothers)