Gary Huff
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COW Coin
Forum Replies Created
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[Andy Field] “Gary – you are saying it’s ok to use software as a professional and not pay for it. And that’s legal and ok?”
Now you are setting up a strawman for yourself to knock down, then put your hands on your hips and declare victory.
I take it you failed debate?
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[Andrew Kimery] “So you think it will be common for people to have a show stopping activation problem that Adobe can’t remedy so they’ll hack it so they can continue working and ultimately they’ll just cancel their CC membership while using the hack as a ‘permanent’ solution to run their business on pirated software?”
They do it with games all the time. Not quite the same situation, granted, but it happens in that “genre” of software.
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[Andy Field] “Gary, you are quite the diplomat”
If nobody tells you you’re being full of it, how will you ever learn?
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Here it is in short:
Is It About the Money?
“The Creative Cloud’s the future of Creative and when you look at the value that customers … are getting through the Creative Cloud, we just think that that’s phenomenal value for our customers.”
Will It End Piracy?
“The Creative Cloud’s the future of Creative and when you look at the value that customers … are getting through the Creative Cloud, we just think that that’s phenomenal value for our customers.”
Will It Cost Me More?
“The Creative Cloud’s the future of Creative and when you look at the value that customers … are getting through the Creative Cloud, we just think that that’s phenomenal value for our customers.”
What If I’m Not Connected?
“The Creative Cloud’s the future of Creative and when you look at the value that customers … are getting through the Creative Cloud, we just think that that’s phenomenal value for our customers.”
Is Boxed Software Dead?
“The Creative Cloud’s the future of Creative and when you look at the value that customers … are getting through the Creative Cloud, we just think that that’s phenomenal value for our customers.”
Are You Building Hardware?
“The Creative Cloud’s the future of Creative and when you look at the value that customers … are getting through the Creative Cloud, we just think that that’s phenomenal value for our customers.”
Is This Change Too Radical?
“The Creative Cloud’s the future of Creative and when you look at the value that customers … are getting through the Creative Cloud, we just think that that’s phenomenal value for our customers.”
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[Clint Wardlow] “My question was not about the morality, but the reality.”
Which is where I’m coming from…too many people spout utter nonsense on this issue, because they’ve been told what they’re supposed to think about it, and haven’t even considered what it really means.
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[Jeremy Garchow] “It only hurts people like me, the middle of the road dude who is trying to make a living by doing the right thing.”
How exactly?
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[Andrew Kimery] “I guess I’m wondering how many business owners who currently pay for Adobe products will now pirate Adobe products vs how many people who currently pirate Adobe products will continue to pirate Adobe products.”
Depends on if the software “shorts out” on them in the middle of a big project and some savy user knows how to setup and run a local activation server.
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[Andrew Kimery] “Anyone can already download the 30-day trial + a hack to make it work indefinitely so I don’t think CC opens the door to a new wave of pirating of Adobe’s products.”
I think it does…for people who want it to just work and not have to worry about the software being unable to call home for whatever reason.
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[Andy Field] “Hey, I can’t afford a Mercedes – guess I’ll go to the lot and steal it. Would have paid for it if I had enough money”
No, no, no. Please stop with these entirely asinine comparisons.
“Hey, I can’t afford a Mercedes…guess I’ll download a 3D schematic and print it out on my MakerBot!”
Perhaps those of us who are not delusional about this issue would take your point more seriously if you don’t resort to illogical points?
Would love that sirloin steak — but my boss doesn’t pay me enough. Time for the five fingered discount.
Again, not even a comparison.
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[Clint Wardlow] “My question was if it was harmful? And if so, just how harmful?”
Aren’t the people who actually do the work on salary? So they got paid, and if Photoshop sells a zillion copies, well they already got their salary.
The CEO gets a bonus, stocks go up, the developer gets some cred, but otherwise it’s not like that pirated copy, which has been pointed out, it usually copyright infringed by people who can’t afford it in the first place, is taking food from anyone’s mouths.
I appreciate the desire to do the right thing, but let’s not bullshit ourselves in the process.