I agree with GameMaster, without a doubt. That's just how it is-how corporate america works. The history has unfolded time and time again.
The way to overcome it is to constantly be working to stay ahead of the creeps - Napster is no more and many ppl have been hit with court cases against them for their music downloads - how common is it to get that kind of unfettered music downloading now?
Pirating sites are not a lot of help because so many hackers go thru those sites & I personally won't download from them unless desperate. Wouldn't be surprised if the big corps hired some of those virus creating freakazoids....
I nixed my cable tv because 1) it was expensive as all get out and 2) it gave me very little for the money. I hate feeling cheated & ripped off. I do still use them for high speed internet but, that is a much much lower bill every month. (it has more real competition than cable tv). I nixed my landline phone company before them. That's 2 times a month I don't have to bend over & take it for nothing (paleese - I want the big O for my effort at least!).
Now I'm watching all my tv programming online - tho' I'm watching for improvements to make it easier & better quality. It's well worth the effort. I have no problem with ads for free content (I do realize those guys gotta make a living - I just want something in exchange for paying for their houses on the hill), I make note on the sponsers for content I particularly like the delivery of and vice versa. I make my money do my talking - it's what they (the big corps) are after after all isn't it?
Ramblings of a mad woman...
My son, our family geek, has got some program that makes what he calls a 'ghost'. It is a saved image of the state of everything on the drive containing the os & programs. When one of our family or close friends gets a crash or problem he just quickly uses the 'ghost' to recreate the drive and all it's former contents. Works great for all my grandkids' 'puters and saves him and I many many hours of brain-drain...sorry I don't know the name of his program tho' - anyone else know?
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I agree with GameMaster, without a doubt. That's just how it is-how corporate america works. The history has unfolded time and time again. The way to overcome it is to constantly be working to stay ahead of the creeps - Napster is no more and many ppl have been hit with court cases against them for their music downloads - how common is it to get that kind of unfettered music downloading now? Pirating sites are not a lot of help because so many hackers go thru those sites & I personally won't download from them unless desperate. Wouldn't be surprised if the big corps hired some of those virus creating freakazoids.... I nixed my cable tv because 1) it was expensive as all get out and 2) it gave me very little for the money. I hate feeling cheated & ripped off. I do still use them for high speed internet but, that is a much much lower bill every month. (it has more real competition than cable tv). I nixed my landline phone company before them. That's 2 times a month I don't have to bend over & take it for nothing (paleese - I want the big O for my effort at least!). Now I'm watching all my tv programming online - tho' I'm watching for improvements to make it easier & better quality. It's well worth the effort. I have no problem with ads for free content (I do realize those guys gotta make a living - I just want something in exchange for paying for their houses on the hill), I make note on the sponsers for content I particularly like the delivery of and vice versa. I make my money do my talking - it's what they (the big corps) are after after all isn't it? Ramblings of a mad woman...
My son, our family geek, has got some program that makes what he calls a 'ghost'. It is a saved image of the state of everything on the drive containing the os & programs. When one of our family or close friends gets a crash or problem he just quickly uses the 'ghost' to recreate the drive and all it's former contents. Works great for all my grandkids' 'puters and saves him and I many many hours of brain-drain...sorry I don't know the name of his program tho' - anyone else know?