Software you pirated but eventually bought?
 

Name one or two ;)

Acdsee Pro
Snagit

for me ;)

Why would you buy if you had it already working?

has anyone bought winrar?!

None, ever

Oh Fris, could you drop me an email, got a tiny problem with one of the WP themes I bought from you and wondered if I can pay you to fix it.

damian AT babesfromtv DOT com

Thanks!

Here's a question that has boggled my mind for years :

Why do people pirate Adobe Flash instead of buying this program :

http://koolmoves.com

There are things that Adobe Flash does better; like drawing tools/sound embedding etc...)

But for most people, koolmoves is going to do everything they need and more.

It hurt to pay $3800 for Softimage -- but I also sleep better knowing my business is legit.

This is the only software I have which is not freeware and hasn't purchased *blushing face*

P.S. In general I don't support "the spirit of piracy" and used to pay for everything which is not free.

Windows, but have bought it since XP.

A lot of games when I was young, but now I always buy them.

I think most people have done their fair share of piracy, especially in the early broadband wild west days -- including me.

But eventually you need to grow the fuck up and quit ripping people off just because you can.

photoshop.
when first i wanted to try it, noticed i had already installed it and the trial period had expired , so installed pirated version to try, then bought it, back in days

Art Rage 3
Synergy (donated)
Windows XP

Most games I eventually buy if I really liked them. Especially after they drop in price after a year.

Flash is the industry standard for all web animation that can't yet be fully handled with HTML5 & jQuery and it integrates well with other Adobe tools which are the top tools in their own respective industry's. A lot of people are trained to use it, doesn't cost a ton for students & businesses, and it's got excellent support.

KoolMoves is for that guy that never needs Flash 99% of the time and suddenly needs to animate something in a pinch.

:1orglaugh been using it for years, forgot they even actually charged for it.

:anon wtf?

I got some shareware programs because i like them

Well, I'm glad that my years of using both meant something to you.

:1orglaugh

I did, back in 2002, it was $10, and I still get updates!

I have never pirated software. Usually the company I worked for bought them.

Acdsee is one of my favorites. I couldn't live without it. I recently had to download it again for a new computer, and they told me my download access had been shut down so I had to buy it again. I am also using a older version of CuteFTP that I bought years ago...

Why pay for winrar when you can use 7zip for free?


http://www.7-zip.org/

I've bought both those, have a few friends that used to work for ACD systems where I live, good company :thumbsup

if they dont have a descent trial, i will pirate it and if liked i will buy it.

When the studio was young, we used a pirated Logic Pro. That was before we purchased Pro Tools HD.

Photoshop/Audition. Oh god....many years of pirated copies that you'd have to crack in order to use.

snagit is awesome

I've always had access to student licenses for Adobe and Apple stuff, so I've always just used that.