Do you buy software?

Post by **seika** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:55 pm

Do you buy software? if so what do you usually buy and whats the price range?

i would think most of us wouldnt buy a personal license for something over $3000.

Post by **stitch** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:39 pm

Do I buy software? Yes.

Do I always buy software? Figure it out...

Post by **seika** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:44 pm

probably not.

Post by **Beta_Vistaglass** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:48 pm

I've bought only Windows Vista Home Premium with my new PC. My other soft is pirate

Post by **Vista Ultimate R2** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:45 pm

I buy my PC games as they're quite cheap, I like to have the real boxes and it's worth giving the makers a few quid if it's a good game, but I don't buy anything else - I'd probably buy Windows if I didn't already free Vista and Server 2008 from Microsoft as I like collecting genuine OSes too and it's important to have the reliability of a genuine version now that there's no VLK ie you have to use cracks that they shut down with updates, but not Office, Adobe, all the useful little programs with their nag screens and keygens, etc, they're too expensive and too easy to pirate

Post by **QuiescentWonder** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:55 pm

I buy the software I use the most that I can afford.

Post by **hounsell** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:58 pm

Vista Ultimate R2 wrote:I buy my PC games as they're quite cheap

Yeh, most of my PC Games are legitimate, but I only tend to get legit software if it's going dirt cheap or is free (MS ftw!)

I do like the shine of Legitimate MS Discs though, which is the main reason I pay for legit Windows (though I mostly get free legit copies where possible)

Post by **Vista Ultimate R2** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:11 pm

hounsell wrote:I only tend to get legit software if it's going dirt cheap or is free (MS ftw!)

Yeh, MS do give so much stuff away if you keep an eye out for it, I've already got more Vista licences than Vista-capable PCs and they're meant to be sending another copy of Vista Ultimate to me soon from the Centro beta (plus SQL Server 2008 Std from Heroes Happen Here should be along in a few weeks too now that it's released )

hounsell wrote:I do like the shine of Legitimate MS Discs though, which is the main reason I pay for legit Windows

Hehe, shiny stuff always nice!

Post by **win98** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:22 pm

I buy windows office and games. I rely on legitimatley free stuff and not so free-free stuff for the rest.

Post by **MugenFox** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:44 pm

I never buy software. I either get it in betas and torrents. Specifically for games I use a special version of steam that has all the games ready to download.

Post by **betamaster** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:51 pm

Yes and No. Yes - I have original Windows Vista, XP, ME and other programs. No - because I`m not rich . I`m sure that`s everybody have one or more pirated things... My answer to question is Yes, because i Have all Original OS.

Post by **stitch** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:19 pm

Beta_Vistaglass wrote:I've bought only Windows Vista Home Premium with my new PC. My other soft is pirate

Yeah well piracy is pretty much legal in your country, as I have some pirated discs from cd shops over there.

Post by **betamaster** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:01 pm

Zimmy wrote:
Beta_Vistaglass wrote:I've bought only Windows Vista Home Premium with my new PC. My other soft is pirate
Yeah well piracy is pretty much legal in your country, as I have some pirated discs from cd shops over there.

Yes. My Friend Sometimes buy Matrix, which normal is on 4 CD, and in Russia they sell on 2 CD, and this is full, not riped version, but Instalation took longer...

Post by **theSpam** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:30 am

No, I don't buy software. I'd rather spend my money on storage media.

Post by **Jeff** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:11 am

I buy as much software as I can afford, and try to find freeware if possible (though most of it is inferior).

Post by **QuiescentWonder** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:48 am

freeware if possible (though most of it is inferior)

Linux (Ahem). It comes with functionality, or has free applications that have the functionality of the software I would have to pay for on Windows...

As for the software for Windows that I've bought, a countless number of games over the years, Daemon Tools Pro and GpsGate. I've been really tempted to buy WinRAR and PowerISO because I use them so often.

Post by **Mag1c Wind0w** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:21 am

Beta_Vistaglass wrote:I've bought only Windows Vista Home Premium with my new PC. My other soft is pirate

I've bought Windows Vista Home Premium with my PC too.
I buy the games because there aren't expensive (above €25-30 for most games...),
but, I've downloaded Microsoft Office 2003, Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended and Sony Vegas 8.0b by warez...

Soon, from the 1st january 2009, downloading a pirated file in France will be a crime with a terrible sentence : no Internet connexion for 1 year if you download a pirated file ! And of course a big fine, because a stupid law (the "Loi Olivennes") have been voted and approved by the Sénat (=French parliament)...

Post by **happy dude** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:09 am

I attempt to.

Post by **QuiescentWonder** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:29 am

happy dude wrote:I attempt to.

I'm sure that you didn't mean that you attempt to but then it doesn't work out for some reason. That, on the other hand, has actually happened to me. I started downloading an application and decided that I would just buy it. So I left my file sharing application running while I went to the manufacturers web page trying to buy the application. It was such a hassle to buy this software, I have no idea why, that by the time I'd gotten half way through the process it had already finished downloading... so I didn't buy it.

Post by **Leon** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:28 am

Only software I've bought are Games....

Post by **hjort** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:59 am

I buy games and Windows, because i like shiny disks too

Post by **Dr Eggman** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:38 pm

It depends on the Software.
If its an app, then i'll look for a free counterpart.
If its a game, and i really want it, i'll get a hard copy. (but i cant recall buying any games so far...)

Post by **Ludacris** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:16 pm

Well.. I got a technet trial and got vista, xp, office, server 03 and other stuff from it.
I got legit keys for photoshop and dreamweaver, but im using the CS3 "trial"

Post by **LotsaHeart** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:50 pm

For me, also Yes and No

Yes: Because I have bought the retail DVDs of The Orange Box and some Cheap CDs/DVDs from Target, Oh, and Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9

No: I usually look for free stuff

Post by **David** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:58 pm

It depends really. Most of the time I will download a program first and try it out. If I like it, then I will buy it.

Most stores don't allow you to return software once opened, so I don't want to risk wasting my money.

I have found freeware applications to replace many common apps I used to use though, like DeepBurner, 7-Zip, etc...