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Why do people use 60/90/120 days licenses from Promotions?
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<blockquote data-quote="mazskolnieces" data-source="post: 924963" data-attributes="member: 88422"><p>Because they can (on a small scale, what are their chances of being prosecuted, like virtually zero) and it is widely accepted as OK.</p><p></p><p>Lots of people argue that vendors are OK with it because it generally promotes their product and sales. I can tell you that vendors such as Microsoft, Adobe, and others have long been aware of it, but they're not OK with it. Never have been. The dilemma they face is not being able to stop it. Believe me when I tell you if they could prosecute every last pirate, seller and buyer, they all would.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Vendors are not OK with with anybody stealing their software, ever. They just cannot logistically stop it.</p><p></p><p>Oh please. Don't even try. Forums like this, Wilders, nsane, mydigitallife, and all the rest... they are gathering places for people who tend not to pay for software. It's not like it is a secret. Everybody knows it. And everybody knows that trials are the most-often, most-widely abused precisely by people who have no intention of ever buying the software.</p><p></p><p>I never said that using a trial is stealing. But for people that keep doing things to keep using trials over-and-over, then it crosses the line and becomes software theft.</p><p></p><p>All you have to do is look at the numbers. There's a reason why Microsoft Defender and Avast Free are the top two AVs in the world. And it don't have anything to do with them being first rate AV.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mazskolnieces, post: 924963, member: 88422"] Because they can (on a small scale, what are their chances of being prosecuted, like virtually zero) and it is widely accepted as OK. Lots of people argue that vendors are OK with it because it generally promotes their product and sales. I can tell you that vendors such as Microsoft, Adobe, and others have long been aware of it, but they're not OK with it. Never have been. The dilemma they face is not being able to stop it. Believe me when I tell you if they could prosecute every last pirate, seller and buyer, they all would. Vendors are not OK with with anybody stealing their software, ever. They just cannot logistically stop it. Oh please. Don't even try. Forums like this, Wilders, nsane, mydigitallife, and all the rest... they are gathering places for people who tend not to pay for software. It's not like it is a secret. Everybody knows it. And everybody knows that trials are the most-often, most-widely abused precisely by people who have no intention of ever buying the software. I never said that using a trial is stealing. But for people that keep doing things to keep using trials over-and-over, then it crosses the line and becomes software theft. All you have to do is look at the numbers. There's a reason why Microsoft Defender and Avast Free are the top two AVs in the world. And it don't have anything to do with them being first rate AV. [/QUOTE]
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