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Your points are valid, but I still want to make it as hard as possible for my software to be broken. First this will reduce number of counterfeit copies. Second

Your points are valid, but I still want to make it as hard as possible for my software to be broken. First this will reduce number of counterfeit copies. Second this will give me peace of mind that I have done my part well.

dogma1138 10y ago
Why? some basic licensing scheme might be required for some liability insurance and distribution channel deals. Look at it this way, all software gets hacked within hours, if you delay the hacker by 30min is that worth investing your resources in? If anything going the way of "begware" might be better since it takes little to no effort and provides just as much real world protection as virtually any other protection scheme. If your customers are primarily businesses it doesn't matter, the liability of using counterfeit software is too large, if it's individuals then it's all about pricing and support. It seems that you are aiming your product at a niche market which is good, but heck Siemens physical simulation software that doesn't have a large install base worldwide gets cracked, primarily because there are individuals and institutions in emerging markets that want to use it but cannot afford the 6 figures or so price tag. But in all honesty a niche software aimed at a locked (racquet sports) western market with probably sufficiently high income isn't too much at risk of being pirated that much as long as the pricing isn't prohibitive. Your efforts are better spent on pricing it right, marketing it well and having easy distribution channels to get the software distributed. You can sell digital software on Amazon these days (they email you the license key), you have the Windows App store, worry less about pirates and more about getting an easy way for people to get your software. In all honesty a larger threat to your sales will be open source projects (if they exist) and existing software (again if it exists) and inaccessibility. While I don't like to generalize too much I'm not sure how much overlap there is between racquet sports coaches, pros and semi-pros and TorrentLeech's user base. Rule of thumb if the first thing someone googles after hearing about your software is "yoursoftware + crack" its going to be because you do not offer a proper evaluation version, or getting a legitimate copy is too difficult or price prohibitive for your targeted market.

dogma1138 10y ago

Why? some basic licensing scheme might be required for some liability insurance and distribution channel deals. Look at it this way, all software gets hacked within hours, if you delay the hacker by 30min is that worth investing your resources in? If anything going the way of "begware" might be better since it takes little to no effort and provides just as much real world protection as virtually any other protection scheme. If your customers are primarily businesses it doesn't matter, the liability of using counterfeit software is too large, if it's individuals then it's all about pricing and support. It seems that you are aiming your product at a niche market which is good, but heck Siemens physical simulation software that doesn't have a large install base worldwide gets cracked, primarily because there are individuals and institutions in emerging markets that want to use it but cannot afford the 6 figures or so price tag. But in all honesty a niche software aimed at a locked (racquet sports) western market with probably sufficiently high income isn't too much at risk of being pirated that much as long as the pricing isn't prohibitive. Your efforts are better spent on pricing it right, marketing it well and having easy distribution channels to get the software distributed. You can sell digital software on Amazon these days (they email you the license key), you have the Windows App store, worry less about pirates and more about getting an easy way for people to get your software. In all honesty a larger threat to your sales will be open source projects (if they exist) and existing software (again if it exists) and inaccessibility. While I don't like to generalize too much I'm not sure how much overlap there is between racquet sports coaches, pros and semi-pros and TorrentLeech's user base. Rule of thumb if the first thing someone googles after hearing about your software is "yoursoftware + crack" its going to be because you do not offer a proper evaluation version, or getting a legitimate copy is too difficult or price prohibitive for your targeted market.