The End Of Software Developers! The end of software companies

[Lyon2 0]

What you are about to read is something i came up myself while visiting some websites that are popular for providing illegal software, and software plus their cracks.Do not ask me what i was doing because i will not tell you!The thing is that i saw what i consider the end of software developers, including the companies that also build software to make a living out of it, to make money.Now, people are not searching for software plus their cracks or keygens, now, people are looking for the same software to use on portable disks, pen drives, flash drives, well, on USB's.Now, in those illegal sites, people can download software, that do not need to be installed on a hard drive, it is software (like photoshop, flash 8 pro, swishmax, corel draw, word, and so on) fixed to run through USB's, from pen drives and portable disks.Why will this be the end of software developers, of software companie, pretty simple, i already thought of it, you just need to download the portable version of adobe photoshop cs2, then run it from a flash drive, connected to a laptop.The so called "Portable versions" (for example, "Portable Photoshop", or "Portable Flash 8", or "Portable SwishMax") are compressed files, usually compressed with winrar, which has the decompression functions required, you can see the portable versions of tons of software here in this website:<removed>Just search this site for "portable", without the quotes.Just search and download one portable version of a software to see for yourself and you will see what i am talking about, this are packs of the same software people used for years, applying cracks and patches, even key generators, but now you do not need cracks, now you just need to searchj for the portable version of the software you would like to use on your home pc, especially, to use in companies.You just need those portable versions, then extract it to your flash drive, open the application (usually under a name "portable_xxx"), and the program will open itself, like if you would have installed and applyed the crack already!Imagine the power! If you can run software from your usb flash drive or portable disk, which you can, you can even run it from your home pc hard drive, you will not have to pay for software for your company anymore!You just need a laptop (portable computer or notebook), the portable versions of the software you want to use for yourself and/or for your company, and even for the computers of the employers of your company, and if the inspectors come to check the software licences and so on, you just need to close the applications on your laptops and take off the flash drives, that will be so quick that no one will ever notice nothing!Now, i am sure you understood why software developers will "die", why software companies will close down, it can happen quickly, but i guess it will happen slowly, just a few people know this information, just a few, but now, i am sure that thousands, and hundreds of thousands, even millions, will have a big moral problem, which is:Do i use this portable versions?Do i buy software or do i search for the portable version of it?Are crackers the good guys too?Well, i am sure tons of people will reply to this topic, so i just hope you reply hosnestly!Article Copyright: LyonArticle created for the Xisto.com comunity.Purpose: Hot news! Education purposes.

Edited November 27, 2006 by truefusion (see edit history)

[Saint_Michael 3]

We are talking full versions right? If thats the case how could a usb stick be able to use it? Or are you referring to using the usb port and using something like a EHD (External Hard Drive) to store all the necessary files to run the program properly?

[Lyon2 0]

Just do this:Download a portable version to your flash drive;Extract the files in to a directory on your flash drive;Open the directory and double click the file/application named: portable_xxx.exe(xxx is the name of the portable software you downloaded)The program will open like you had installed it, completely full.There are programs and full ebooks/guides, also in that site and others, to create this portable versions of software, without having to install or apply cracks or patches or keygens to it, that is why if an inspector goes to a company, and if he opens it to see which software is installed, he will not see nothing because nothing is installed, is like opening a txt file to write some text and then you close it, without anyone knowing you did that.Of course, those portable versions are meant to be run from flash drives and portable disks, but you can run it from a directory, you do not even need a flash drive, it is just handy because you can put all the portable versions of the software you usually use to a flash drive, so then you can use the same software on other computers, without installing anything, you can use it in schools, work, et cetera.Do you see the power now!?

Edited November 27, 2006 by Lyon2 (see edit history)

[adriantc 0]

Well I'm sure it ain't gonna be the end of software developers. If I had a steady and high income and the prices of some software would be a lot smaller I would certainly pay and buy it. But Windows Vista even in Starter Edition is a months paycheck for a lot of people in my country.I know about the portable versions of software for a long time. I simply can't see any big advantages... Except maybe the fact the chances of getting busted with illegal software are much smaller since you can dispose of the flash drive very fast. Other then that it's the portability, but since I don't have a laptop it's useless...

[Lyon2 0]

adriantc, Portable software is not available for that long, only recently crackers have been releasing tons of different portable versions of tons of different software, and i know about it quite well.The main thing now is that people are starting to use portable software instead of buying it, and that will lead to close down a lot of software companies that make software for a living, i am sure about it, it happened before, but it is starting to happen a lot offen now.

[rvalkass 5]

Software companies will not close down. If they did then there would be no use for computers if they had no software to run. Think about free software companies, such as Ubuntu, run by Canonical. Ubuntu generates an income through support, despite Ubuntu being free. A lot of proprietary software companies also sell software support, and a lot of consumers buy it. Think about the number of people who call Microsoft for support, and each of them pay.Plus the software developers would find a way to make it very difficult to run an application from a pen drive, or an impossibility.

[fffanatics 0]

How is this the end to software development. First of all, what is the difference between installing pirated software on a harddrive or on a usb key drive. There really isnt a difference. Secondly, most people do not pirate software because they either are against it or dont know how. Finally, most software profits come from corporations and businesses because they obviously do not pirate software. These are where the money is made and this is why there are developers in the first place.

[adriantc 0]

adriantc, Portable software is not available for that long, only recently crackers have been releasing tons of different portable versions of tons of different software, and i know about it quite well.
The main thing now is that people are starting to use portable software instead of buying it, and that will lead to close down a lot of software companies that make software for a living, i am sure about it, it happened before, but it is starting to happen a lot offen now.

I don't know what you understand by "that long", but there are portable versions of some famous software for over an year now. Besides they were official versions, not cracked or anything. I was looking for the portable version of Firefox and found it here. Check it out... [Click HERE for details]

-Nvu Portable - The easy-to-use Nvu web editor -XAMPP - Apache, mySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin and more in an integrated package

-Sudoku Portable - the wildly popular and addictive puzzle game
-GIMP Portable - Photo and Image Editor

-FileZilla Portable - the full-featured FTP client
-FireFTP Extension (for Firefox) - a lightweight extension
-Firefox Portable - the award-winning web browser that's safe and secure
-Gaim Portable - chat with AOL, MSN and Yahoo users in an easy-to-use interface
-Miranda IM Portable - chat with AOL, MSN and Yahoo users in a customizable interface
-Sage Extension (for Firefox) - A full-featured RSS extension
-Thunderbird Portable - the handy email client
-Nvu Portable - the easy-to-use webpage editor

-Audacity Portable - A simple audio editor and recorder
-VLC Media Player Portable - An easy to use media player that plays most audio and video formats

-AbiWord Portable - a lightweight word processor compatible with Microsoft Word files
-Lightning Extension (for Thunderbird) - A lightweight extension for your calendar and tasks
-OpenOffice.org Portable - word processor, spreadsheet, presentations with Microsoft compatibility
-Sunbird Portable - Calendar and task management with a familiar interface
-Thunderbird Portable (Address Book) - Email client's built-in address book with import/export functions

-Mac-on-Stick - Run Mac OS Classic 7 portably

-7-Zip Portable - File archiver and compressor
-ClamWin Portable - Antivirus on the go
-PStart - A system tray launcher menu (closed source)

Here is only a small list, but I'm sure you'll find tons of portable software.

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[Lyon2 0]

I am not taliing about free software or open source software, i am talking about a lot of small companies that have their profits decreased by more then 50 %, and when that happens, small and medium software companies will close down, i saw that many times in the past and recently, and with the spread of the portable versions of software (not free software, only shareware), they will loose big profits, and that depends of how much people now about this portable versions of cracked software, like photoshop, flash, swishmax, microsoft office, et cetera, and a lot more, you can see it spread like virus on todays warez websites.If you knew the real truth, you would not be saying that, i know for sure thatr many antivirus, firewalls and anti-trojan software companies are having huge problems with piracy, and their problems have increased hugely because of the spread of the number of the portable versions of many different software.If you knew the real truth, you would know that only the big companies and a few medium software companies not only make their profits through sales literaly, but the truth is that most software companies are small and few medium, so tell me, do you have a company or do you have contact with software companies to say that? I know about some, even here in Europe, and where i live too which is Portugal and Spain, and you have no idea how huge the problems are getting with piracy!!!Of course, i was somewhat dramatic with this topic title, but that is the real situation for a lot of small companies as well as for some medium software companies too.--------Another thing, software companies that build free and open source software obviously do not make their money selling software, because obviously the software they create is free or open source, they make their money with other ways, but the portable software i am talking about is cracked versions of very expensive software as well as of other not too expensive software too, and most software companies are small, and the close down of companies i said concerns the small companies and some medium software companies too, the big ones do not need a lot of salles, still, if their sales drop a lot, they will close down too, or at least, they will fire a lot of emplyers, which is also a very big problem today.

Edited November 27, 2006 by Lyon2 (see edit history)

[ghostrider 0]

I don't think software development will ever end completly. The most that this will do is that large companies will distribute all the software, and we'll lose a lot of quality in our software. Programmers, like myself, will always be finding ways to make it harder for people to do these things. Its like a war without an end, and without a winner.

[Lyon2 0]

Yes, perhaps you are right ghostrider, that is more likely to happen!Still, i am sure a lot of small companies will close down, and the decrease of softare quality is also a big problem, and that happens because of the drop of sales and programmers fires.

Edited November 27, 2006 by Lyon2 (see edit history)

[ghostrider 0]

I hope this comes to an end soon, I'm currently a sophomore in high school and I've been programming for ten years now, and I'm looking forward to persuing a career in computer engineerings. I'm working on my first major project with my friend Matt, a turn-based strategy game called Muneran, based off the novel he is writing. It'll be done in about 6 to 12 months we hope, we want something playable within the next couple weeks. Are you a programmer, Lyon2?

[Lyon2 0]

As a programmer of software, no, but i read a lot of programming ebooks, i never actually worked as a programmer because iwent other routes, i currectly have 3 jobs:Informatics Technician (software as well as hardware)Web designerSafety, hygiene and health at work technicianAnyway, i usually read programming ebooks like:phpsqlactionscriptandprogramming logicsand othersWhy?

[ghostrider 0]

I was just curious, you know what your talking about when you talk about computers and software. I've never heard of actionscript before, is it a language for web designing?

[Lyon2 0]

Yes, or it could be, it is the programming language of the old macromedia (which its software was sold to adobe), which was introduced into the flash version 5 and then, on the next versions, improved a lot, and now, programmers actually call it a programming language, au contraire of the time of its release.I know a litle bit, not much, i read and practise a lot, perhaps that is why you say that, thanks.