midas
May 18, 2008, 12:23 PM
I am new to the Mac world so please excuse my ignorance.
I grew up on PC. With that said, for the 15 years of me being a computer user I never spent a penny on any software. From Photoshop to Premiere to downloading movies and music, you name it.
I am sure that I am already being criticized and condemned by those of you who consciously spend $1000 or more for a piece of software. And don't get me wrong - I DO NOT want to start a thread about the morality of using pirate software. I do not care about the philosophy "you have to pay for what you get" if I don't have to pay.
Maybe If I grew up in a different country and if I was making enough to not worry about money I would have thought differently. But I didn't and this is not my mentality. Daily physical survival was and still is one of my biggest concerns. I grew up in country, where some time ago owning a computer was a rare luxury and using pirate software - a necessity. Even now I do not know anybody (there or here) who pays for one's PC software. It's all there on the Net - just go and get it!
To summarize all that, the problem that I am always facing is not SHOULD I OR SHOULD I NOT USE PIRATE SOFTWARE but IF I DON'T GET PIRATE SOFTWARE I'M NOT GONNA HAVE ANY SOFTWARE AT ALL.
With that said, I would like to ask you: Can you exist in the Mac world by using only illegal software. I know a few people who do but I am not sure if I can find everything I need. I know where and how to find what I need for PC but I haven't searched for Mac software yet. Is it harder? Also, I have this feeling that compared to PC the Mac users who use illegal software are much less. Am I wrong?
I read a few threads here and I could not find the answers to these question. Surprisingly for me, there were a lot of comments by users who want to switch from illegal to legal software. God bless them.
So, if I made you angry or if you feel my pain, write a comment. I am really curious to find out what you guys think. Thanks.
I grew up on PC. With that said, for the 15 years of me being a computer user I never spent a penny on any software. From Photoshop to Premiere to downloading movies and music, you name it.
I am sure that I am already being criticized and condemned by those of you who consciously spend $1000 or more for a piece of software. And don't get me wrong - I DO NOT want to start a thread about the morality of using pirate software. I do not care about the philosophy "you have to pay for what you get" if I don't have to pay.
Maybe If I grew up in a different country and if I was making enough to not worry about money I would have thought differently. But I didn't and this is not my mentality. Daily physical survival was and still is one of my biggest concerns. I grew up in country, where some time ago owning a computer was a rare luxury and using pirate software - a necessity. Even now I do not know anybody (there or here) who pays for one's PC software. It's all there on the Net - just go and get it!
To summarize all that, the problem that I am always facing is not SHOULD I OR SHOULD I NOT USE PIRATE SOFTWARE but IF I DON'T GET PIRATE SOFTWARE I'M NOT GONNA HAVE ANY SOFTWARE AT ALL.
With that said, I would like to ask you: Can you exist in the Mac world by using only illegal software. I know a few people who do but I am not sure if I can find everything I need. I know where and how to find what I need for PC but I haven't searched for Mac software yet. Is it harder? Also, I have this feeling that compared to PC the Mac users who use illegal software are much less. Am I wrong?
I read a few threads here and I could not find the answers to these question. Surprisingly for me, there were a lot of comments by users who want to switch from illegal to legal software. God bless them.
So, if I made you angry or if you feel my pain, write a comment. I am really curious to find out what you guys think. Thanks.
