Cheap Programs on ebay
Jun 17, 2019 12:42:57 #
nadelewitz
Loc: Ithaca NY
Program authorization servers can recognize the hardware they are installed on. A program, like Windows 7-8-9-10, is registered by Microsoft, to the specific computer.
This is how publishers can limit their app to only one computer.
This is how publishers can limit their app to only one computer.
Jun 17, 2019 12:44:00 #
nadelewitz
Loc: Ithaca NY
DaveD65 wrote:
Several years ago I purchased LR5 on Ebay for $39.... (show quote)
Program authorization servers can recognize the hardware they are installed on. A program, like Windows 7-8-9-10, is registered by Microsoft, to the specific computer.
This is how publishers can limit their app to only one computer.
Jun 17, 2019 12:46:19 #
Yeti Bigtoe wrote:
Ok, let’s all line up at the back of a truck and scoop all our electronics, cameras, tripods that were just ripped out of the back of Best Buy last night. Imagine the savings! Then imagine how outraged we can be when we get raided and the goods confiscated. Where’s the privacy. Just imagine!
Doesn't really apply in this situation. Corel can't do anything.
Jun 17, 2019 13:41:25 #
AirWalter
Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
lesdmd wrote:
Call it for what it is: Pirated software. Using it is no more honorable than buying stolen products off of the “back of a truck”. There are all sorts of rationalizations to supposedly justify the process (saving lots of money is one of them) but none of them change the legal implications should the legal owner opt to prosecute.
Jun 17, 2019 13:45:15 #
AirWalter
Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
jerryc41 wrote:
There was a discussion a while back about cheap pr... (show quote)
You see something like this, you can just about guarantee that is illegal pirated software, and will probably add some malware, rootkit, keylogger, or a virus to your machine. BEWARE!!!
Jun 17, 2019 14:22:59 #
I have bought software from eBay and had varied success. Sometimes you get an instalation disc with S/N, sometimes you get a copy. You could ask the seller before you buy, but even an original instalation disc may be used.
Jun 17, 2019 14:29:08 #
Jun 17, 2019 18:05:06 #
jerryc41 wrote:
There was a discussion a while back about cheap pr... (show quote)
Well, I did the same for my wife's laptop by ordering Windows 7. The operating system worked, but she received the same "unauthorized version" warning when she first turns the computer on. System works fine...just the annoying reminder. Somehow Microsoft knows the original download was on a different computer and/or location, and is now having a 'tissy fit' that it has a new user. The total cost to me was $1.85 from United Kingdom.
Jun 18, 2019 06:07:34 #
jerryc41 wrote:
There was a discussion a while back about cheap pr... (show quote)
First off it does not search your hard drive and invades your privacy. It goes to look for updates and checks that you have a valid license.
Corel is good software offers 30 day trials and runs specials as low as 25 bucks at times. Later on you comment about you only ran it once. However in the OP you imply it is still on your machine.
I find it funny how you state about so much for privacy after you got caught with your hands in the cookie jar so to speak.
Software is a necessary evil in photography. Many get GAS with software also upgrading thinking it will make their images better. The shell out hundreds a year yet their photography remains unchanged. Only upgrade with a bargain price or a must have feature to better your workflow.
That said people support your favorite software or they won't be around long if people don't.
Jun 18, 2019 07:06:03 #
Jun 19, 2019 11:12:13 #
How would you feel if someone suddenly published several of your photos online without your permission and without any financial compensation. Sometimes we need to see the issue from the other side before we understand that the issue of piracy could just as easily impact us.
Jun 20, 2019 00:10:54 #
Longshadow wrote:
More like the program went to Corel for some hand-shaking and Corel found that the software was not registered (or registered a thousand times).
Not like Corel has been looking at your drive.
Not like Corel has been looking at your drive.
I agree. The explanation was not credible.
Jun 20, 2019 00:18:06 #
jerryc41 wrote:
There was a discussion a while back about cheap pr... (show quote)
I have bought many cheap applications on ebay with no problem, including PSP 5.0 and 9.0. I think the solution is to buy the installation CD with the keycode. Good ebay sellers offer a return policy, and ebay has a buyer protection plan if the seller doesn't refund when you don't get what you paid for.
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