Which software is pirated the most?

[Kevin Lancaster]

From your observations of friends, family, and colleagues, which software is pirated the most?

(Windows OS, design suites like Photoshop, PC games, etc.)

 

[Hamster]

Photoshop

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

Used to be Windows, now probably the older versions of Office.

 

[Unhappy1]

Winrar

 

[skinndeep]

I don't pirate software, the virus's on them is to much of a gamble

 

[Datura]

Sound Studio software and design software.

 

[Muttley]

Winrar

You made my day :crylaugh:

 

[Hamster]

Winrar

/off to find winzip comic

EDIT:

 

[faniebraai]

Winrar

Nope, there is a version which popping up with the remind to purchase isn't there?

 

[faniebraai]

I would say:

Windows
Office

 

[Necropolis]

"Observed" - sure.

Most likely: Windows, Office and Photoshop.

 

[Lord Flacko]

Office.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Nope, there is a version which popping up with the remind to purchase isn't there?

I'm sure on some strictly legal terms the fact that it's expired and you keep using it (even though they don't force you not to) would technically make it piracy in the same way you breach the terms of use when illegally copying software.

If that is true then I would agree it's probably the most pirated thing out there.

 

[supersunbird]

Older Office.

Then expensive design software. Some people keep their systems offline and on an way older date to keep the software alive.

 

[Azg]

AutoCAD.

 

[konfab]

From your observations of friends, family, and colleagues, which software is pirated the most?

(Windows OS, design suites like Photoshop, PC games, etc.)

Back in the days before Mweb dropped the uncapped bombshell, we basically had no other way of playing CS:Source.

Nowadays, even pirating an OS is pretty stupid as you can run windows 10 quite happily without a licence. Most people who pirate are guaranteed to have encountered the nastiness of viruses and the effort required to clean them up. If I had to put on the tinfoil hat, I would say it is the game developers who put viruses in the cracked versions of their exes, then upload them. Ditto for office software and such.

Nothing makes you more appreciative of non-pirated software than having your computer suddenly become unusable at a project-critical time. This is the exact reason why piracy doesn't pay off if you need the software for your livelihood.

 

[gravedancer]

Windows XP

 

[Rickster]

Games for sure, A person will pirate 1 copy of windows then he pirates 50+ games on that computer.

 

[Lord Flacko]

Games for sure, A person will pirate 1 copy of windows then he pirates 50+ games on that computer.

That's why I bought a console. Game developers need to eat too.

 

[bigboy529]

Windows, MS Office and high end design suites like Photoshop, Premiere, Cubase etc.