Re: serialize software
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From: "cklester" <guest at RapidEuphoria.com>
To: <EUforum at topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: serialize software
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> posted by: cklester <cklester at yahoo.com>
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> Unkmar wrote:
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>> > posted by: George Walters <gwalters at sc.rr.com>
>> >
>> > I mean that it would only run on that specific computer. Perhaps tied to
>> > the nic or hard drive
>> > id or some other id of the </font></i> computer.
>>
>> Hard Drives fail. NIC's Fail, Components Fail.
>> People Upgrade and this Tagging process PREVENTS people
>> from upgrading.
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> It's not that big a deal, actually. We have thousands of clients and
> most of them upgrade. It's just a matter of reinstalling the software
> with us on the phone.
The company I mention is only reachable 1 day a week. Thursday.
> You have to reinstall everything anyway... it just so happens that for
> this particular software you'll need a code or something. Soon, our
> stuff will be automated so it will be a standard-looking install with
> the license verification going on in the background.
I haven't reinstalled mIRC or Euphoria in many years. I don't have
to install most any product when I do a drive copy. Apparently
the registry entries work as authentication without a hardware
authentification process.
>> My uncle suffers this Monopolistic pain daily.
>
> It's not monopolistic. It's just a license protection scheme. If you
> don't agree to the provisions of the license agreement, DON'T USE THE
> SOFTWARE. It's simple. :)
>
>> He is STUPID enough to have repeatedly purchase upgraded
>> versions of an astrological software that Can't be moved from
>> computer to computer.
>
> Since when does anybody move software from computer to computer on such
> a periodic basis as to make this intolerable?! Besides software pirates,
> I mean.
Let's assume he has computers with 3 legit copies. Which he does.
Just so happens that all 3 copies are different versions. For obvious reasons.
He buys a computer so he puts a new copy on it. He puts the most recent
upgrade on the oldest copy he has. Now, lets assume a system failure
once per year. That leaves room for the HD or mobo or Windows to
take a dump. That gives you 1 marked component failure per system
per 3 years. That is if you consider Windows as a component.
With 3 computers, that is 3 failures a year. You can call this as hypothetical
as you like. I call it a royal pain.
>> Aggravation: Can't share it. But then, he isn't suppose to.
>
> Duh.
>
>> Infuriating: Can't replace or upgrade his computer.
>
> I doubt this is true. A call to the software maker should get him
> reinstalled quickly and easily. That's how it works with us, at least.
Yes it does. On any Thursday. Heaven forbidden his computer to
crash on a Friday. He would have to wait and entire week for that
software to be running again.
> -=ck
> "Programming in a state of EUPHORIA."
> http://www.cklester.com/euphoria/
unkmar
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