is warezing right for me?
by: akbar ali
date: august 15, 2000
contact: syedali011@earthlink.net







basically warezing means to steal software.
 

the other day, i noticed that i had met some people that "refused" to use stolen software.
this message primarily goes out to people who have this mentality and others that just want to hear my thoughts :D
 

a few issues will be dealt with in no particular order.
 software
 company revenues
 your attitude
 getting hired
 what company's _really_ care about
 what are you to "most" _companies_

software:
there are lots of software packages that companies use.
often these "packages" prices range from $200 and up.
obviously most people can not afford this.

company revenues:
_most_ companies make the bulk of there money from selling
to companies in "big packages". the consumer/retail market
is a very non-trivial market to break into, let alone
generate profits and hold market share.

your attitude:
your attitude on software makes the world of difference.
if you feel that warezing software is _wrong_ then that' is just to bad.
 

just think of a situation when you are getting a job.

the interviewer asks you, "do you have any experience with software"
you: "no, it costs to much".
interviewer: "that's to bad" (your not hired!)
next!
interviewer: "do you have any experience with software"
you: "yes, actually i am really good at it"
interviewer: "wow that is _really_ good, you will be able to get started
on the work real fast"

the person that was anal about downloading stolen software didn't realize
that _everybody_ else is doing it. that leaves him out. he is competing for
the same job space that the "others" are competing for.
 

companies:
companies don't care how you acquired your skills.
what they care about is ,

by being cheap to take care of means a lot of things.
in this context i am talking about "training" the employee about a
software package.
if the possible employee already knows the software
that is a "bonus". you want bonus's- this is a good thing.
 

what companies _really_ care about:

A lot of people look at Microsoft has a nasty company because of what they have done to keep there "growth". But you must realize. Most people would do the same thing.
And, Ibm just as guilty, they have done these same sorts of tactics.



what are you to "most" _companies_:
i can't speak for most companies, but if your a "number" and you don't talk
to the owners of the company on a regular basis then this probably applies to you.

The company that makes the software

"A lot" of people think that by people stealing software the companies  "loose" money.
But some companies (autodesk) have realized that by allowing people to warez software
they make MORE money.

we all know that joe schmoe is not going to go out and pay 3,000 dollars for an animation
package.

but we DO know that a software "company" will have investors and they will buy an animation package.

the bottom passage is an imaginary situation for a software company/startup;
dude A: "so, what type of animation package should we get"
dude B: "well, most of us have been using 3d studio max for a long time"

dude A: "how did you get it ?"
dude B: "oh, it's all over the net. just do a search on google"

dude A: "your right, so; you want to get the 3d studio max packages right"
dude B: "yeah defiantly, that's all we know"
dude A: "yeah, your right. better than learning some other package and spending all this down time learning"

this company is not a rare case. there are tons of companies that are like this and come to these same decisions.


After they had this conversation dude A, put in an order for 5 animation packages and that's that.


in the end, the software company WINS and gains MARKET SHARE!
and folks, market share is _very_ important.
 

i hope you have learned and gained a better insight on a successful
software model. although, there are many software models. The internet is changing everything.
Broadband is the future, company owners are just going to have to adapt there products! or die a slow and painful death.

As for the model i brought up,
you can apply this to "many" successful software packages.


one to note would be Microsoft Word. 
Could you see anybody (excluding people who want pain)  not using ms word?
Microsoft has put it self in a position where the consumers are dependent on this
product.

they didn't get into this position by killing every warez server. they indirectly
encouraged it.



bill gates him self said that he doesn't have a problem with all the piracy in china.
he said; that when they (chinese software users) come to america, all they "know" will be Microsoft Software.


And if they come to america and start a company- warezing is not a option.
By Microsoft using this software model they are indirectly "forcing" the people to use that software package. Because thats "all the know!"
 

peace,
akbar A.