Adobe joins Microsoft on software security activation bandwagon
"Adobe has outlined plans to roll out product activation for its products, beginning with a three-month trial on Photoshop 7.0 set for April in Australia.
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Drew McManus, Adobe's global director of marketing, said that the activation process was not about "catching criminals or pirates, but more about making sure that genuine Adobe customers had valid products".
According to McManus, the activation data sent to Adobe does not contain any identifying content and that it will be used to confirm that installations match product serial numbers.
"Activation will not prevent people from installing one copy on their work PC and another on their home notebook, as in the standard Adobe end-user license agreement," he said.
Users will have 30 days to activate Photoshop 7.0 before the software locks up, and it may be activated online or via a free call to Adobe. The activation process is available online or over the phone but unlike Microsoft Window XP and Office XP's controversial activation process, Photoshop 7.0 will not require re-activation after hardware changes."
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Drew McManus, Adobe's global director of marketing, said that the activation process was not about "catching criminals or pirates, but more about making sure that genuine Adobe customers had valid products".
According to McManus, the activation data sent to Adobe does not contain any identifying content and that it will be used to confirm that installations match product serial numbers.
"Activation will not prevent people from installing one copy on their work PC and another on their home notebook, as in the standard Adobe end-user license agreement," he said.
Users will have 30 days to activate Photoshop 7.0 before the software locks up, and it may be activated online or via a free call to Adobe. The activation process is available online or over the phone but unlike Microsoft Window XP and Office XP's controversial activation process, Photoshop 7.0 will not require re-activation after hardware changes."
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The thievery that exists in the 'puter industry is rampant. Playtimes over. Software Developers are on thin budgets and can no longer afford pirates.
Damn crackers ..
<strong> so it shouldn't take long for someone to fix this problem on Adobe either.</strong><hr></blockquote>
How is a company preventing people from stealing their software a "problem"? Yes, I'd like to see prices come down, everybody does. But I hope this never gets cracked and people stop stealing copies of Adobe software. Its wrong and its illegal.
Stealing shareware from people like Ambrosia is like stealing from blind people.
However stealing anything else from M$ or "stealing" QT Pro to make those damn ads go away is a public service I think...
<strong>People steal Photoshop? Don't you like need a serial number or something?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yes, but that's the easiest part- It's really simple to pirate stuff on the Mac.
Next topic.
<strong>I hope somebody replaces Adobe soon then. This is ridiculous, I hope this scheme is accompanied by a major price drop into more realistic levels.</strong><hr></blockquote>
You can always buy Photoshop Elements for a more realistic price. It's not as if Adobe are forcing you to buy all or nothing.
[ 03-05-2003: Message edited by: RodUK ]</p>
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Yes, but that's the easiest part- It's really simple to pirate stuff on the Mac.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Hmmmm thought I had been here long enough for my sarcasm to be easier to detect. I even used the work "like" in there too.
OK, I'll add the smiley next time. heh heh
GOTCHA !!
<strong>Defiant =
haha <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
PhotoShop is an awesome program, and what i normally go by is this...if i use it to make money i should have it licensed. PhotoShop i get from my work, or my mom's work...if i didn't, there is no way in hell i'd pay for it.
EVERYTHING on my pc is pirated...even down to the OS
on my mac though, i try not to pirate small company apps
and last but not least i'll leave u with these words of wisdom...if u feel guilty cuz its a small company, pay, if u feel like its annoying to have to get around the security and its a big company...have u heard of carracho?
*pirating is wrong
HAHAHAHAHA!!!
Murbot, can I nominate you for best sig EVAR!!!
- piracy victim is 'rich'
- piracy victim is a 'big company'
- I think the piracy victim is bad
- I don't like the prices, so it's okay
- I think the product is crap, yet valuable enough for me to steal
Who's going to bring up<strong>Well we have most of the piracy excuses so far
- piracy victim is 'rich'
- piracy victim is a 'big company'
- I think the piracy victim is bad
- I don't like the prices, so it's okay
- I think the product is crap, yet valuable enough for me to steal
Who's going to bring up- It's okay because I wouldn't buy it anyway
- technically, copies of data cost the victim nothing
- I am a superhero, I am beyond reproach
</strong><hr></blockquote>these rn't good ones
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alright, you got me. <img src="embarrassed.gif" border="0">
swell guy you are.
I used to have to call Final Draft every time I had to reinstall it, because it came with a 'key disk' floppy that didn't fit into my G4 Yikes very well.
As this trend continues, lack of copy protection will become a popular feature, one that consumers will (ironically) be willing to pay for.
Crowing about the morality of copying software is like attacking people for masturbating, or leaving the bathroom without washing their hands.