Why I’ll be Pirating Adobe’s Products From Now On

Post by res0nat0r » Sat, Feb 01, 2014, 8:48 PM UTC

crististm wrote: post #44

DominikR wrote: post #23

I just don't get such people, how can someone be so persistently annoying instead of just downloading the damn software somewhere else? Or maybe connecting an external DVD drive/using Apple Software to connect to some DVD drive over network. Instead this guy wastes his time calling hotlines and writing a pointless blog post - I guess that's what it means to be more productive on a Mac. (Of course, there are people th…

The starting point is where you say to yourself to do it "the right way". It turns out that you had a blind spot and your solution was far from being right or optimal. Time for a reality check. In this case "pirating" was a viable solution but the quest for a binary changed into one about "rightfulness". Reality check: "what are you trying to achieve?".

Post by ericcumbee » Sat, Feb 01, 2014, 8:53 PM UTC

res0nat0r wrote: post #51

crististm wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The starting point is where you say to yourself to do it "the right way". It turns out that you had a blind spot and your solution was far from being right or optimal. Time for a reality check. In this case "pirating" was a viable solution but the quest for a binary changed into one about "rightfulness". Reality check: "what are you trying to achieve?".

The "right way" to reinstall DVD/CD based software to your Mac without a drive is to buy a SuperDrive or use the remote DVD/CD option that OSX provides.

Post by JWLong » Sat, Feb 01, 2014, 9:00 PM UTC

te_chris wrote: post #34

edj wrote: post #27

Installing old-school, shrinkwrapped box software onto computers that lack disk drives is a real pain point for a lot of people. I made a little video[1] explaining how to install MS Office Mac 2011 onto a MacBook Air -- for my own use, in case I ever needed to do it again -- and it's received over 36,000 views. LOTS of people have trouble with this. The Microsofts and Adobes in the industry don't appear to realize t…

Installing office is kids stuff, all 9 DVDs of native instrument's komplete 9 (not even the ultimate version which has like another 100 gigs of samples included) took 2 days using another laptop's drive over wifi.

Post by mikevm » Sat, Feb 01, 2014, 9:03 PM UTC

MatthewWilkes wrote: post #36

greenyoda wrote: post #31

A guy from Adobe replied in the comments. Apparently Adobe is a bit uncomfortable with the advice that their support rep gave about downloading a pirated copy of the software: Hi, your blog post was brought to my attention. After reading this post, I want to apologize for the way that your issue was handled. Our tech support agent provided you incorrect information as far “that its OK to download pirated software”. T…

"should not of been suggested" twitch

Post by sosborn » Sat, Feb 01, 2014, 9:11 PM UTC

grimtrigger wrote: post #56

MatthewWilkes wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"should not of been suggested" twitch

I think a lot of time is wasted on perfecting spelling/grammar because of comments like the one above. Are you having difficulty understanding Scott's message or intent?