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

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Post by nagrom »

mekoka wrote: post #49
nagrom wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 hotma…

I think we're talking at cross-purposes :-) Did you donate any money to Google or Freebox because of their kind and generous offers, or did you use their free service and just expect them t figure the money part out themselves? (For what it's worth, I switched to GMail and I sure as hell didn't pay Google any money for it voluntarily!)

You're talking about amazing smash-it-out-the-ballpark-and-out-compete strategies. I'm talking about being generous for no obvious reason and letting it float back in on the tide.

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

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Post by inoop »

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…

Make sure you taste yourself some rauchbier before you go.

Seriously, try it.

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

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Post by chrislomax »

britta wrote: post #40
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'd note that jailbreaking and Cydia are not about piracy or encouraging piracy (they're about much more - tons of people even buy jailbreak-only tweaks/themes/etc. from the Cydia Store). Some percentage of people do find ways to get pirated apps after jailbreaking, but those people have to go out and install additional sources/tools beyond the default Cydia install. The Cydia founder talked about app piracy in a tal…

I appreciate it's about more. My reservations towards jail breaking were more about performance and use rather than piracy to be honest. I should have expanded on my point further.

I don't believe you should be tied into your phones "terms" of operation but in my situation I found the hack pointless and unnecessary. Not to say that it doesn't suit everyone though!

If I take Cydia out the equation there, I stand by my point that I prefer to pay for the goods. Jail breaking and Cydia were used just to get my point across.

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

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Post by chrislomax »

mekoka wrote: post #42
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…

I know he is being praised for this attitude but he didn't know from his original post what his intentions were.

I hate to point out the obvious here as well but what if the original poster was simply just lying? What if he was back tracking as he felt guilty and was just showing some empathy to the developer?

As he did, he gifted the app to him. Why didn't the guy get a friend to do that? Why didn't he get a voucher?

I must admit, if my true intentions were to crack the app because I had no means of paying for it officially, I would have stated that in the first post as I would have felt a moral guilt to do so.

It has turned out well for the developer and I really wish him the best of luck. I hope he does make a lot of cash out of this.

The biggest thing to come out of all of this is not that it's best to take the moral high road or karma is rewarding him etc etc. Its the unexpected power of a viral news article. Not to say that this was scripted conversation, I truly believe that this is authentic but I bet you find a lot of similar stories erupting with this type of behaviour now.

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

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Post by spjwebster »

bodski wrote: post #68
mattmanser wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Stella's evil, nick-named wife-beater over here in the UK. It's stronger than Heineken and seems to make people aggressive compared to Kronenberg for example. I won't drink it now after an incident one night where I managed to insult every person in a group of friends. Evil hangovers too from what I remember.

Stella in the UK is basically the same as Carling's 'chemical' lager, it shouldn't be surprising that the hangovers are so bad. Most lagers on sale in the UK (outside of city 'mini-marts') are brewed in the UK and all seem to taste the same (terrible) and give me hangovers before I have even stopped drinking. We have no beer purity laws like there are in places like Germany either, sold out brands that are brewed in…

Since we're on the subject of alcoholic beverages that taste better than your average beer, I'm honour-bound by my West Country upbringing to suggest some decent quality cider. I'm talking about Henney's Frome Valley, Weston's Organic, or (if still and cloudy cider is your thing) Addlestones. This is, of course, unless you can get hold of some proper West Country homemade scrumpy. Cheers!

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

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Post by mikle »

maayank wrote: post #67
darklajid wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

I actually like G. Also, in Tel Aviv/Herzliya you have good choices (Guinness, Kilkenny, La Chouffe and Mc Chouffe, Bischoff Dopplebock, ...[1]). Pubs that have many kinds of beer in Tel Aviv: * Norma Jeane - you can find anything there * Beit Ha'bira ("house of beer") * James' Beer Factory - this one in Petach Tikva, kosher (opening times wise as well, so no drinking on Friday night) and actually doesn't have much c…

First of all - it's not James', it's Jem's Beer Factory, which is indeed very good. The stout there is awesome.

Now a few more if I may -

Mike's Place is nice

Porter & Sons on Haarbaa street has a huge selection - http://www.rest.co.il/sites/Default.asp?txtRestID=10911&...

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

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Post by maayank »

mikle wrote: post #87
maayank wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I actually like G. Also, in Tel Aviv/Herzliya you have good choices (Guinness, Kilkenny, La Chouffe and Mc Chouffe, Bischoff Dopplebock, ...[1]). Pubs that have many kinds of beer in Tel Aviv: * Norma Jeane - you can find anything there * Beit Ha'bira ("house of beer") * James' Beer Factory - this one in Petach Tikva, kosher (opening times wise as well, so no drinking on Friday night) and actually doesn't have much c…

First of all - it's not James', it's Jem's Beer Factory, which is indeed very good. The stout there is awesome. Now a few more if I may - Mike's Place is nice Porter & Sons on Haarbaa street has a huge selection - http://www.rest.co.il/sites/Default.asp?txtRestID=10911&...

Thanks, great additions.

Mike's Place is a good place to meet foreigners. Notice the beer selection is relatively limited: https://docs.google.com/View?id=dfdfk37q_410g7h8vwhf (relative to the other places mentioned here)

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

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Post by slavak »

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…

If you find yourself in the neighborhood, the Golan Brewery (http://www.beergolan.co.il/english_main.php) in Katzrin brew its own, and they are pretty good. You can even buy some bottles to take with.

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

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Post by ido »

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…

I'm an Israeli living in Austria for over 6 years now & I honestly don't see much of a difference between Goldstar/Macabi and any other (Czech, Austrian - supposedly renown for their quality) lagers I can get here.

Seriously, beer is a working-class beverage: find something else to be a snob about ;)

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