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Re: Guy Asks For Software Crack, Creator Provides Free App Instead

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Post by vacri »

hammock wrote: post #27
cmb320 wrote: post #11

I can't believe this simple, kind of stupid thing I did has gotten so much attention. I also can't believe so many people hate Stella. It's not the greatest beer I've ever had, but it's no bud light.

Stella is the beer which snobs love to hate- because it's marketed different in America than Europe. (Note to self- don't ever let your brand fall into that trap) There are few topics as polarizing and annoyingly superficial as which beer is "piss-water" and which beer is "good beer."

Foster's in Australia is similar. Domestic Foster's is so bad that we won't drink it. Foreigners seem to think that Foster's is a good brew... and they might be right, because Export Foster's is actually a different beer. Causes no end of confusion.

How undrinkable is Fosters? We had a '70s theme party once (Foster's is iconic of the 70s here) and I bought a six-pack of Fosters for the humour value (and copped some abuse, too). In the morning, every drop of alcohol in the house had been consumed, even left-overs in the back of cupboards. It was a hell of a party, with empty cans and bottle everywhere, and the punch bowl would have been bone dry were in not for fruit remnants. The six-pack of Fosters remained untouched, pristine in it's carrier in the dregs of the ice tub...

Re: Guy Asks For Software Crack, Creator Provides Free App Instead

#42

Post by mekoka »

chrislomax wrote: post #14

Although I find this fantastic, I also find it quite odd? I think his attitude is fantastic for someone who is having their apps ripped off, I find it strangely odd that in the comments people think this is the attitude that developers are meant to take when their work is ripped off, humbled. I purchase all apps from the app store, I had Cydia but I took the jail break off my phone. I think the 59p - £3 for an app is…

I don't think people expect developers to react like this, actually he's being praised for exactly the opposite.

People would expect and probably would understand, that he'd choose to adopt a more antagonist position when encountering someone wanting to crack his software. That's what makes his reaction a class act. He decides not to take it in the first degree and opts to rather approach the whole thing with empathy, as a result a more interesting situation unfolds.

This isn't to tell you that you need to be understanding of people stealing your stuff, but it's just a reminder that sometimes we don't have all the facts and that during a situation perceived as a conflict, it could be worth it for adverse parties to take a bit of time to walk just a few steps in one another's shoes. It might clear up lots of misunderstandings.

Re: Guy Asks For Software Crack, Creator Provides Free App Instead

#43

Post by redthrowaway »

eru wrote: post #36
mcrider wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Europeans think its sewer water, and you have to wear (or be) a wife beater to drink it. North American's think its gold -- At least here in Vancouver, its usually the most expensive thing at the bar and people only buy it if they're really treating themselves. I think it tastes fine (not great, but definitely not bad).

I never had it. But I wonder why someone would want a filtered beer, when there's extra-cloudy stuff available.

When you say "extra-cloudy", I picture Hefeweizen, and I think that answers your question quite nicely.

Re: Guy Asks For Software Crack, Creator Provides Free App Instead

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Post by estel »

vacri wrote: post #41
hammock wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Stella is the beer which snobs love to hate- because it's marketed different in America than Europe. (Note to self- don't ever let your brand fall into that trap) There are few topics as polarizing and annoyingly superficial as which beer is "piss-water" and which beer is "good beer."

Foster's in Australia is similar. Domestic Foster's is so bad that we won't drink it. Foreigners seem to think that Foster's is a good brew... and they might be right, because Export Foster's is actually a different beer. Causes no end of confusion. How undrinkable is Fosters? We had a '70s theme party once (Foster's is iconic of the 70s here) and I bought a six-pack of Fosters for the humour value (and copped some a…

I am yet to encounter a UK opinion that Fosters is anything even vaguely approaching a "good brew".

Re: Guy Asks For Software Crack, Creator Provides Free App Instead

#45

Post by redthrowaway »

Shengster wrote: post #7

Fine article, but what's up with the hate against Stella Artois?

They pitch themselves as the "Gold Standard" of beer, put the stupid useless neck wrappers on the bottles, refuse to use twist-off caps, and the beer just isn't that good. It's not bad, but it in no way warrants their pretentiousness. Budweiser tries to market itself as a good beer, but at least it's cheap and it comes in cases of 30 so they make no pretentions there about what they really are. Stella just doesn't have the chops to back up the hoity-toity image they try to project.

Also, that neck wrapper is really annoying.

Re: Guy Asks For Software Crack, Creator Provides Free App Instead

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Post by guygurari »

darklajid wrote: post #25
cmb320 wrote: post #11

I can't believe this simple, kind of stupid thing I did has gotten so much attention. I also can't believe so many people hate Stella. It's not the greatest beer I've ever had, but it's no bud light.

I loved your reaction. But this isn't about your attitude, this is about far more serious things: Beer. Leaving Germany for good end of this month and - well.. Israel's beers are f...ing (well, it's kind of on topic with your app, isn't it?) baaad. So my choice in the future, after being spoiled in a country of beer drinkers, is * Local brand starts with G (Ugh...) * Local brand starts with M (Really. Life's too shor…

The 'G' and the 'M' are undrinkable, but we also have Leffe and Guinness which I find pretty good. If you want more quality choices in Israel you should consider switching to wine...

Re: Guy Asks For Software Crack, Creator Provides Free App Instead

#47

Post by cmb320 »

rudiger wrote: post #26
cmb320 wrote: post #11

I can't believe this simple, kind of stupid thing I did has gotten so much attention. I also can't believe so many people hate Stella. It's not the greatest beer I've ever had, but it's no bud light.

Care to do an analysis of the impact to your app's sales when this is all over?

sure. i'll probably post something about it tomorrow on twitter. @funkmastabaker

Re: Guy Asks For Software Crack, Creator Provides Free App Instead

#48

Post by SeoxyS »

kprobst wrote: post #28
cmb320 wrote: post #11

I can't believe this simple, kind of stupid thing I did has gotten so much attention. I also can't believe so many people hate Stella. It's not the greatest beer I've ever had, but it's no bud light.

I've always thought Stella was the beer hipsters drink now that everyone knows about Pabst.

Stella is a cheaper and more readily available version of Heineken, to me.

Re: Guy Asks For Software Crack, Creator Provides Free App Instead

#49

Post by mekoka »

nagrom wrote: post #30
simonhamp wrote: post #4

Lesson here: be human. It seems the response capitalism (among other things) has taught us is a stance of defensiveness, even abusive. But this guy dug deep and figured what the heck! Lost a bit of money and made someone happy. And it's not even Christmas

And the point is he didn't lose money. Other people bought the app who wouldn't, it seems, off the back of his generous gesture. Note that this certainly would not work for a large company - it only works for a (very) small-scale outfit.

I believe it could and already does work for large companies, but differently.

It works so well that we take a lot of it for granted. Look around you, do you know of any big company that came along, offered something with such seemingly good intentions that their offering made the competition look like crooks? I'm sure we could come up with a few examples. Off the top of my head:

- I'm reminded of the days when hotmail would delete my emails without my consent, because I was going beyond the 2mb they were giving me. While they were trying to get me to pay for 200mb, gmail appeared out of nowhere with a red cape and saved me with a free 1Gig that quickly turned into 2Gigs. How could I not look at Google like a superhero and at Microsoft like the villain?

- Similarly, while I visited France a few years ago, I saw that they had this system called the Freebox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(ISP), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freebox), that literally revolutionized telecom in a country otherwise very conservative when it comes to technology. Free's offering was so compelling that it created a real disturbance that dramatically affected market pricing (tv, telephone, internet). Even now, in North America we have to look hard to find equivalent pricing and I'm not even sure we can come close. At the time it started the Freebox, Free came like a liberator and in the process racked up subscribers and made billions.

Re: Guy Asks For Software Crack, Creator Provides Free App Instead

#50

Post by run4yourlives »

vacri wrote: post #41
hammock wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Stella is the beer which snobs love to hate- because it's marketed different in America than Europe. (Note to self- don't ever let your brand fall into that trap) There are few topics as polarizing and annoyingly superficial as which beer is "piss-water" and which beer is "good beer."

Foster's in Australia is similar. Domestic Foster's is so bad that we won't drink it. Foreigners seem to think that Foster's is a good brew... and they might be right, because Export Foster's is actually a different beer. Causes no end of confusion. How undrinkable is Fosters? We had a '70s theme party once (Foster's is iconic of the 70s here) and I bought a six-pack of Fosters for the humour value (and copped some a…

I'm in Canada and will gladly tell you that Fosters is crap here too. :-)
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