garyrice wrote:> Look (o/p) at the freakin responses you've gotten already on your hypothetical.
Yup. Despite my strong admonishment that I was using DP3 and Mac OS 9 PERIOD, I got a bunch of "your an idiot" responses - so typical of Mac zealots.
I'm interested in making music; NOT in engaging in platform wars.
To answer the legitimate questions I was asked:
- the manual from Amazon was about $10 (including shipping).
- the ebay copy did NOT include a license transfer. I bought it a couple of years ago during my experimentation with sound cards, OMS vs. FreeMIDI and the actual DAW software I would end up with. At the time, I had no idea about license restrictions.
I've purchased tons of software over the years. None of it was non-transferable until I bought a copy of Propellerheads Reason. When I tried to register Reason, I got a bunch of anti-piracy junk from Propellerheads Support.
Anyway, unless the content of the responses to my questions improves (present company excepted), I will probably just move on.
Gary
WOW! lol
I don't think anyone here has responded by suggesting in anyway that "you're an idiot"
I can only speak for myself but your reaction to people trying to assist you and advise you is eye opening & disheartening.
I don't consider myself a "Mac zealot" but most of us do agree in having no tolerance for piracy is the correct,honest position to have if you have any interest in seeing a company you support make a profit, be able to stay in business & be able to keep improving the technology.
My answer to you was not a statement in any sort of "platform war" but your reaction and reasoning about companies "anti-piracy junk" makes me conclude it's not our answers to your questions that need to improve,you've just proven to me you're oblivious,don't care about doing the morally correct thing regarding companies right to make a living from their works.
Trying to use technology that's been discontinued for more than 10 years and improved on many times is for most people an exercise in futility and I wish you success in your journey of self entitlement.
I for one am "moving on" in assisting you as I will with anyone with this kind of attitude.
Originally I gave you the benifit of doubt as far as the possibility that you were not intentially doing the wrong thing,your response just changed my mind as now I feel you were asking illegitimate questions and only want the self serving answers that are correct in your reality.
Having "no idea about license restrictions" isn't IMO valid defense when it's obviously become repeat behavior.
I'm not trying to be judgmental but your statement makes me come to one conclusion.
NEXT.