> it becomes nearly impossible to pirate that software without first hacking Apple’s data center in North Carolina. I'm not familiar with Final Cut X in partic

> it becomes nearly impossible to pirate that software without first hacking Apple’s data center in North Carolina. I'm not familiar with Final Cut X in particular, but most centrainsed "connect-to-our-server" software DRM services for digital downloads failed rather miserably in terms of stopping piracy. A few hackers will take it as a challenge and break it, while the so-called pirates will gladly grab their work for free instead of shelling out $299 for apple. Assuming a piece of software cannot get pirated strikes me as naive. The only software that never gets pirated is either a) free or b) useless.