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array_key_firsttoday at 1:23 AM1 replyview on HN

That's because all those apps are purposefully hostile and actively do everything in their power to make sure they don't work without their authorization.

Solution: don't use those apps and maybe people will learn. Eventually, apps and technologies like this die in our digital landscape. Rest in piece Flash, you will be missed. 3D max and Photoshop, you're next.

Real solution (for now): just don't give these assholes money. If you need to run the software, fine, but at least have the decency to steal it.


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dangustoday at 7:52 AM

Let’s be real, this “real solution” is a teenager in the basement solution. I’m not going to steal commercial software that I use to produce my own commercial work.

I happily pay Autodesk their stupid $600 a year because I get that much value out of the application and then some.

This idea that they are purposefully hostile because they don’t want you to steal their commercial product, or they don’t support an operating system with 2% marketshare is ridiculous. I totally understand why they don’t support Linux. It’s my choice to use an incompatible system.

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