The pirate bay and such all illegal

[paudashlake]

bc..that sounds like a good idea.  a username.

[Quantos]

bc..that sounds like a good idea.  a username.

I can't believe somebody else thought of that, that's MY idea!

[paudashlake]

well why didn't you say ssomething?  teehee...

[Dead Reckon]

I think the right to limit the usage of software you lawfully purchased gives someone even more of a motive to pirate it. Its like that crap with the limited version of Windows 7 coming out, it limits the amount of programs you can run, and therefor, limits the amount of data the CPU can process, therefor, it is entirely illegal.

[BC_Programmer]

I think the right to limit the usage of software you lawfully purchased gives someone even more of a motive to pirate it. Its like that crap with the limited version of Windows 7 coming out, it limits the amount of programs you can run, and therefor, limits the amount of data the CPU can process, therefor, it is entirely illegal.

I think people who don't have intellectual property of value shouldn't be saying who has the "right" to steal it.

[Quantos]

Its like that crap with the limited version of Windows 7 coming out, it limits the amount of programs you can run, and therefor, limits the amount of data the CPU can process, therefor, it is entirely illegal.

You need to pull your head out of your... ...fridge, or just close the door really hard, repeat as needed.

If they write it, and you want to use it, follow their rules.  If you don't like crippled software then BUY the full version.

[BC_Programmer]

Its like that crap with the limited version of Windows 7 coming out, it limits the amount of programs you can run, and therefor, limits the amount of data the CPU can process, therefor, it is entirely illegal.

First, that doesn't make it illegal, and second, there was a version of XP and Vista with that too. it was called, the "Starter" edition. And it was extremely cheap (maybe even free, I forget) in some countries. And lastly, I don't see how "limiting the amount of data the CPU can process" is illegal; as such as proclaim that your deduction is flawed.

[2x3i5x]

and in windows 7, the restriction on the number of programs you can run in the starter version has been removed. 

[Dead Reckon]

Limiting the amount of data that flows through the CPU is a violation of some international law or something, I can't remember, I read about it a few years back.

[paudashlake]

Why would they make that?  It has no point1 We are goiong to want to open more programs and use as much of our cpu as we want!

[BC_Programmer]

Why would they make that?  It has no point1 We are goiong to want to open more programs and use as much of our cpu as we want!

because it's cheaper and half the time run on older hardware anyway... in fact that was half the point of the OS.

[Cityscape]

That's exactly why there are DEMO versions.  There is no excuse for pirating, ever.

Most demo's don't let you do much. So their quite often useless.

Now, Calum.  I thought that when you reinstalled, you lost the game and had to buy a new licence for it.  Can you download it more than once?  Well probably, but not on all games.  Right??

I've seen alot of games out there that can only be install once on the pc they were downloaded with.

[paudashlake]

Well that would ruin microsoft faster than a fat man tumbling down a hill!

[Dead Reckon]

Microsoft can do whatever they want, they are one of the corporations leading this world by the hand. Don't even think for a second that they care about a little loss. Notice how you don't hear anything about them being hurt by this recession? A recession, which, at this rate, will be a full blown depression in a matter of years if things do not change mind you.

[BC_Programmer]

what recession?

I'm sitting on over a grand right now... that I dunno what to buy with. I'll probably just save it some more.