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stuff99

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Hello, I was just wondering why aren't their cd keys on the osx installation discs? Isn't Apple afraid of people sharing the discs?
 
stuff99 said:
Hello, I was just wondering why aren't their cd keys on the osx installation discs? Isn't Apple afraid of people sharing the discs?
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Since you can only install it on Macs, I guess they figure they've already made their money.

Plus, Mac users are 75.2% more honest than Windows users.
 
stuff99 said:
Hello, I was just wondering why aren't their cd keys on the osx installation discs? Isn't Apple afraid of people sharing the discs?
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a lot of the installation disks can only be installed on certain hardware configurations so that sort of gives Apple some protection from people "sharing"
 
gauchogolfer said:
Plus, Mac users are 75.2% more honest than Windows users.
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Care to share where this statistic came from? It seems you are implying that the majority of Windows Users are a bunch of liars. To me it seems there are a very small portion of dishonest users as most people will go to a big box retail store and buy a computer off of the shelf pre-loaded with an OS.

Its the System builder who are more likely to do this. Only because they have to purchase an OS and its cheaper to steal one then to buy it. And no I do not pirate software, but your statement is ridiculous without proof.

Although they do say that 45% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
 
It is true that mac users tend to be more honest then PC users. Thats not always the case of coarse. Also apple knows product keys are useless in todays age. So that means you would also need activation which makes the process less user friendly. Even product keys make the experience less user friendly. Also activation would be cracked eventually. So really is it worth the time?
 
gauchogolfer said:
Plus, Mac users are 75.2% more honest than Windows users.
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kwood said:
Care to share where this statistic came from? It seems you are implying that the majority of Windows Users are a bunch of liars. Although they do say that 45% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
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I think the [sarcasm] tag was missing 😉

Besides, it's 92.4, not 75.2, and better looking, not more honest... 😛
 
But where is your reliable source that says Mac users are more honest then PC users? I know a lot more people who download Mac software then people who download programs for the Windows OS.
 
90% of all statistics are made up anyways.

no Apple doesn't use CD Keys, for a few reasons. messes up the user experience, they know it'll be cracked, and OS X really only will run well on a Mac at this point, unless that changes they don't have to worry much imo.
 
kwood said:
But where is your reliable source that says Mac users are more honest then PC users? I know a lot more people who download Mac software then people who download programs for the Windows OS.
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I say, I say, I say - it was a joke son, it was a joke. Lighten up.
 
I would like to say also, there seems to be more open source software that I see on the PC side. I think that helps reduce piracy in software, I do not use MS office a lot to consider buying it so I got Neo Office, instead of Maya I got blender and so on just for example.

Now if there where open source Office document templates, now thats talking, still mad MS Office made it MS 07 only to download.
 
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