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- Dumbledorito, on 12/31/2007, -0/+93I just want their thrice-damned updater to go take a long walk off a short pier. I've turned the thing off (or so I've thought) multiple times, and I'm tired of the popup. It's come back from the dead more times than the Star Trek franchise.
My Adobe products work just fine. If there's a problem or I feel like it, I'll update, thankyew. - 2ktj, on 12/31/2007, -1/+82Hmmm...time to add
127.0.0.1 192.168.112.2O7.net
to my hosts file... - UnstableMind, on 12/31/2007, -3/+74WTF mates? I think I need to show my wife how to use Gimp instead now. I paid $700 for my version of CS3 and I'll be damned if they treat me like Microsoft. I think usage and statistics are ok, as long as the end-user turns it on. Not this ***** of hiding.
Also, I have to admit, that's pretty damn in-genius tricking of the hostname/IP. I'd expect this from an cracker/script kiddie, not a professional multi-billion dollar/year corporation. - inactive, on 12/31/2007, -5/+60http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3822199/Adobe_Premiere ...
Spend $700 on crack or something worthwhile. - inactive, on 12/31/2007, -0/+40Omniture is one of the poorest-run businesses I've ever seen. After Google launched its own free analytics software (which now is considerably improved and a direct competitor to Omniture), execs from Omniture came to my university. I asked them point-blank about their new competition and what they're going to do about it and they replied that they could care less about Google. Well, AOL, Yahoo! and plenty of others are proof enough why such an attitude can put you out of business.
- blackjack75, on 12/31/2007, -1/+40When you installed the software you agreed to a bunch of things written in a language no human can understand. I am pretty sure they have the right to ring at your door and reclaim your liver, not to mention spy on you shamelessly.
- ryodoan, on 12/31/2007, -4/+35I dont really have a problem with people pirating software if its for private usage, but if you are going to use it to make money in any way then you should either buy the software or look into open source alternatives.
If nobody buys the product then they are going to stop working on it. - inactive, on 12/31/2007, -4/+33unless a person is a total idiot then even security is fine.
- ryanshepherd, on 12/31/2007, -2/+29http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/ - PeerGuardian 2
Thanks to http://peerguardian.sourceforge.net/lists/p2p.php being listed in my block lists, Omniture has been BLOCKED, and I didn't even know it! Thanks PG! - rebotfc, on 12/31/2007, -8/+34Sorry but GIMP will never be a replacement for photoshop it is just too damn awkward to use.
- johnshooter, on 12/31/2007, -6/+28I'm shocked this hasn't received more attention from diggers. This is a downright dirty business tactic and Adobe should not get a bye.
Maybe you should have titled your post MOST SHOCKING ADOBE TACTIC, EVER, EVER! - retral, on 12/31/2007, -8/+27Hasn't there been enough windows-bashing? Everyone knows it's the only OS that has wide game support.. and isn't bad for anything else (except for security, I guess).
- xistboi, on 12/31/2007, -2/+20Glad this is finally getting some traction!
http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/12/12789/
People just wrote me off as a psycho paranoid tinfoil hat person. I just wanted to let everyone know Adobe was doing something not clearly disclosed and wanted people to explore it! - thedzigner, on 12/31/2007, -1/+18I hate to read stuff like this. What gives software companies the right to think they can sneakily monitor end users? All in the name of marketing strategies, so they know how to better cater for our needs...dirty rotters!
- inactive, on 12/31/2007, -2/+19I'm going take action on this. I want to use pirated software without hassle from the company I stole it from!
- Daniel591992, on 12/31/2007, -3/+20Wow. I'm glad I'm not the only one...
- darkecho, on 12/31/2007, -3/+18Assuming you are talking about Windows. You do know that the hosts does exist is more than just that operating system right?
- JasonMaloney101, on 12/31/2007, -2/+17My BeOS system has a HOSTS file, you insensitive clod!
/gets dugg down for using a slashdot joke - Tippis, on 01/01/2008, -0/+12...come to think of it, what OS these days *doesn't* use a hosts file? O_o
- Shirleycakes, on 12/31/2007, -0/+12The EULA that no one reads. That's how.
- Rikkochet, on 12/31/2007, -1/+12Um, what the hell did you just say?
- natewitt, on 12/31/2007, -0/+9thank god for pirates.
- inactive, on 12/31/2007, -1/+9Yeah, I just use it to remove herpes sores from cheap porn.
- mythicflux, on 12/31/2007, -1/+9Except Omniture isn't competing in the free analytics market. They are competing in the enterprise analytics market. These are contracts worth millions of dollars from Fortune 500 companies. If you honestly believe that Google Analytics is just as capable as Omniture's SiteCatalyst or Visual Sciences HBX (which is being used by Digg BTW) then you have know nothing about web analytic tools.
- Sil369, on 01/01/2008, -0/+8EULAs need pictures
- antdude, on 12/31/2007, -1/+9This is true for all the software for me. I still use Office 2000, Nero v5, etc.
- Rammsteined, on 01/01/2008, -0/+8EULAs longer than 200 words should be illegal.
- shinelikeitdoes, on 12/31/2007, -6/+13ok. seriously. if you think you can come close to accomplishing things in GIMP that you can in photoshop..you ARE a gimp.
be outraged if you wish, but dont let it turn you into a babbling idiot. - HCviolence, on 01/01/2008, -0/+7It's ironic that people used to pirate programs because it was free BUT they were afraid of getting a virus or spyware.
Now people pirate software BECAUSE they are afraid of unwanted software and spyware. - Markpdotcom, on 01/01/2008, -0/+7Thanks Bill... I didn't know you posted here ;)
- sixthree, on 01/01/2008, -0/+6I seriously doubt the majority of digg users using PS have paid for it...
- jjremy, on 01/01/2008, -1/+7No one actually BUYS photoshop. $999? That's insane.
- themoosejuice, on 01/01/2008, -0/+6Easy, just use these to show and block apps that want to call home.
To block:
Mac = Little Snitch
PC = F-Secure - inactive, on 12/31/2007, -1/+7PeerGaurdian is amazing. I recommend it for everyone. Now I have more reason.
- Flashman, on 12/31/2007, -6/+12I showed my wife how to use a gimp and we've never looked back. Got his own box and everything.
- KungFuJesus, on 01/01/2008, -0/+6how the ***** are you getting viruses from a serial?
- Tyger11, on 12/31/2007, -2/+7Don't run your system with a default HOSTS file; use a replacement like the one here: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
That site has long since been blocked. - dinobot, on 12/31/2007, -2/+7Your liver. It's a large, uh… glandular organ in your abdomen.
- Sil369, on 01/01/2008, -0/+5arrr
- Markpdotcom, on 01/01/2008, -0/+5Adobe has a long history of bundling ***** with their products, for a short while the flash player was bundled with WeatherBug, spyware crap. Users revolted, they removed it. Then they moved on to forcing users to use their own downloader software to get their demos/updates, still in use (I think they provide an option on how you want to download now). Then finally they bundled the yahoo toolbar with their downloads, an absolutely pointless deal only done to line their pockets.
Its unfair that they own all the major professional design tools for new media production (I'm amazed they were allowed to acquire macromedia!).
***** adobe! Its all about making a profit for them, it has never been about helping their consumers! - truspect0r, on 01/01/2008, -6/+11Your wifes a man?
- Sil369, on 01/01/2008, -0/+5don't forget BREAKING
- sekhui, on 01/01/2008, -2/+7gimp is a ***** train wreck. i want to like it, i really do. but it's just not as good.
- spunquik, on 12/31/2007, -1/+5delete
adobeweb.dll - turpenine, on 12/31/2007, -1/+5I have an actual licensed copy of photoshop thank you very much.
then again I am a designer so my making money depends on the tools i use. - Skooma714, on 01/01/2008, -2/+6CS3 won't even work on Linux. So you're right.
- BluKnight, on 01/01/2008, -0/+4I use both Omniture SiteCatalyst (SC) and Google Analytics (GA). GA has a very aesthetic appeal and is great for basic site tracking usage. But when it comes to analytical power, Omniture has an extremely powerful suite of tools. In addition, they can integrate with other companies (Genesis) and their Engineering Services Group can slice and dice chunks of raw data to customer specs.
- EmailAddress, on 12/31/2007, -0/+4People care about 2O7 vs 2o7 ?????
I'd care about having to pay roughly $1000 for a product and some company is gathering stats on me, without my knowledge or my permission. - jakem1, on 01/01/2008, -0/+4It would also be interesting to know whether this breaches the UK's Data Protection Act which is supposed to deal with the theft of information in situations like this.
- Chirp08, on 12/31/2007, -0/+4it hasn't yet sucessfully installed the "flash lite" upgrade, which is ironic considering i dont even know WTF "flash lite" is, considering I have Flash Professional installed. Maybe thats why it keeps ***** crashing, and I force quit it before it even finishes opening these days. Annoying as hell, I wish I didn't need it, but photoshop still has a few bugs in leopard which is making me have to check for updates often :(
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