I remember years ago, before the "banqueroute", when an ancient Creamware employee unadvertantly gave me the key to crack the whole Scope system.On 2005-11-30 16:58, astroman wrote:have a nice laugh, Grok - possibly you have forgotten that after the version 3 update was released, (almost) all new devices required it - a version 2.x system was useless.On 2005-11-30 15:39, Grok wrote:God !... I was afraid, but you relieve me !...(...)
at least this one doesn't seem to be required to continue the use of one's system.(...)![]()
you're certainly aware that a simple version check in SFP (executed on a DSP) would do the trick to create arbitrary update situations, if CWA were after ripping customers this way...
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cheers, Tom
Why did I not profit on this "amazing" and incredible situation?...
1) I'm not a programmer, but I could find some that would delightly "do the job". I even had some enthusiastic propositions...

2) But something inside of me prohibited me to do that. Call it my conscience, if you wish

...I've heard the rumour that some had not the same "conscience issue" than me, and currently profit from a totally cracked Creamware system. I don't know if it's true, and I don't know them.
But, anyway... I receive your point and the subjacent threat which you express... Which, beside being childish, smell an aberrant ideology of control of a paying captive consumers group.
When there is no mutual trust, business die.
Cheers,
Grok