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> What I never understood though is why did Microsoft (or anybody else) invest in all this activation bullshit anyway. I relate this to the adage "locks are to
by Cpoll 5y ago
> What I never understood though is why did Microsoft (or anybody else) invest in all this activation bullshit anyway.
I relate this to the adage "locks are to keep honest people honest."
Similarly, bypassing a valid license has to be just hard enough that people have time to think about what they're doing.
To push the metaphor a bit further, someone is more likely to try the credit card trick to shim a door open (type in a fake or shared serial key) than acquire lockpicking tools (download a crack).
There's probably some convenience factor there as well...
- qwerty456127 5y ago> someone is more likely to try the credit card trick to shim a door open (type in a fake or shared serial key) than acquire lockpicking tools (download a crack). In theory this sounds reasonable but in reality - no, it's no difference. Serial, keygen, crack - it's all just a minor, negligible variation of the ritual people do when they want an app but are not going to pay for it (because from the perspective of an eastern user all the big apps genuinely look exorbitantly overpriced).