Comments on: Piracy – The Secret Money-Maker for the Hardware Industry – ID Software CEO http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9712/piracy__the_secret_moneymaker_for_the_hardware_industry__id_software_ceo/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:36:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mountain_rage http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9712/piracy__the_secret_moneymaker_for_the_hardware_industry__id_software_ceo/#comment-179381 mountain_rage Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-179381 What an idiot hardware manufacturers are building products for consumers not for game makers. Its not up to the hardware manufacturers to scan peoples computers and decide what to allow and disallow. It would be suicide for the manufacturers to implement an anti piracy scheme as they would be risking backlash from consumers when the technology affects legitimate uses. It would undoubtedly also slow down performance which no one wants. We are talking about a highly competitive market here not a industry moving to a near monopoly. If it weren't sad enough manufacturers have pondered anti piracy measures they just have yet to implement them due to worries of consumer pressure. Apparently the CEO of ID software hasn't heard of these initiatives and the backlash just further shows how misinformed these guys are. Just look up trusted computing if you're interested in the farce that is copyright protection on computers. What an idiot hardware manufacturers are building products for consumers not for game makers. Its not up to the hardware manufacturers to scan peoples computers and decide what to allow and disallow. It would be suicide for the manufacturers to implement an anti piracy scheme as they would be risking backlash from consumers when the technology affects legitimate uses. It would undoubtedly also slow down performance which no one wants. We are talking about a highly competitive market here not a industry moving to a near monopoly.

If it weren’t sad enough manufacturers have pondered anti piracy measures they just have yet to implement them due to worries of consumer pressure. Apparently the CEO of ID software hasn’t heard of these initiatives and the backlash just further shows how misinformed these guys are. Just look up trusted computing if you’re interested in the farce that is copyright protection on computers.

]]> By: w31n3r http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9712/piracy__the_secret_moneymaker_for_the_hardware_industry__id_software_ceo/#comment-179382 w31n3r Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-179382 attempting to bring in anti-virus programs into the anti piracy bandwagon is pure bullshit. thankfully there's a more than competent open source movement waiting on the sidelines to keep the big houses (symantec et al) in line. if the big boys want to play we'll simply switch to FREE and LEGAL OSS anti virus. they know it. trusted computing isn't going mainstream anytime soon either...one word "economics". developing countries like china to name but one has a huge market for hardware spurred mainly by the availability of pirated software (hey when your average monthly income is less than $400 ~$100 for an OS is a lot). hardware manufacturers can't ignore this segment and i'm guessing will maintain the status quo. a new approach is needed but not this one. attempting to bring in anti-virus programs into the anti piracy bandwagon is pure bullshit. thankfully there’s a more than competent open source movement waiting on the sidelines to keep the big houses (symantec et al) in line. if the big boys want to play we’ll simply switch to FREE and LEGAL OSS anti virus. they know it.

trusted computing isn’t going mainstream anytime soon either…one word “economics”. developing countries like china to name but one has a huge market for hardware spurred mainly by the availability of pirated software (hey when your average monthly income is less than $400 ~$100 for an OS is a lot). hardware manufacturers can’t ignore this segment and i’m guessing will maintain the status quo. a new approach is needed but not this one.

]]> By: BFeely http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9712/piracy__the_secret_moneymaker_for_the_hardware_industry__id_software_ceo/#comment-179383 BFeely Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-179383 http://zerowing.idsoftware.com:6969/ is id Software's own BitTorrent (P2P) server and I notice it is still online. If id Software's CEO was really against P2P so much that legit use is worthless he'd pull the plug on his own BT server. THEN he'd change his mind when his server's bandwidth usage goes through the roof. http://zerowing.idsoftware.com:6969/ is id Software’s own BitTorrent (P2P) server and I notice it is still online. If id Software’s CEO was really against P2P so much that legit use is worthless he’d pull the plug on his own BT server. THEN he’d change his mind when his server’s bandwidth usage goes through the roof.

]]> By: TheRealMcCoy http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9712/piracy__the_secret_moneymaker_for_the_hardware_industry__id_software_ceo/#comment-179384 TheRealMcCoy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-179384 Just another good example of commercial software producers not doing significant research about there customers and looking for someone else to pin the responsibility on so they can keep on being greedy... open source products are the way forward they always have been... the only way i can see the commercial software industry not to have any piracy is to switch to revenue ba<x>sed distribution and allow customers to select any software they want for free when they buy a piece of hardware....included it in the hardware cost but allowing it to be which ever product you want for the same price.... This might sound stupid but if yah think about it... why the hell should I buy a PC or Device with a bunch of software I'll never use because i never got the choice? and there's like no way I'll ever buy anti viruses spyware scanners firewalls and registry cleaners that take up resources on my computer just so I can remove shit that really should never have been there in the first place! It's microsoft's responsibility to keep it's users safe not those 3rd party companies...It's an obligation they have to include in there OS Since we did buy it for up to $300 Plus if you're a developer and you're just starting out like me then Microsoft's and Adobe's prices are ridiculus! if i buy my PC for £2000 you honestly think I'm going to buy software just as expensive to run on it? get outa here !!! Just another good example of commercial software producers not doing significant research about there customers and looking for someone else to pin the responsibility on so they can keep on being greedy… open source products are the way forward they always have been… the only way i can see the commercial software industry not to have any piracy is to switch to revenue based distribution and allow customers to select any software they want for free when they buy a piece of hardware….included it in the hardware cost but allowing it to be which ever product you want for the same price…. This might sound stupid but if yah think about it… why the hell should I buy a PC or Device with a bunch of software I’ll never use because i never got the choice? and there’s like no way I’ll ever buy anti viruses spyware scanners firewalls and registry cleaners that take up resources on my computer just so I can remove shit that really should never have been there in the first place! It’s microsoft’s responsibility to keep it’s users safe not those 3rd party companies…It’s an obligation they have to include in there OS Since we did buy it for up to $300

Plus if you’re a developer and you’re just starting out like me then Microsoft’s and Adobe’s prices are ridiculus! if i buy my PC for £2000 you honestly think I’m going to buy software just as expensive to run on it? get outa here !!!

]]> By: manakazero http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9712/piracy__the_secret_moneymaker_for_the_hardware_industry__id_software_ceo/#comment-179385 manakazero Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-179385 Piracy sure makes me buy lots of blank DVDs CDs and hard drives! Piracy sure makes me buy lots of blank DVDs CDs and hard drives!

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