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paynej, please take a chill pill.
First, I never said I was condemning pirated software because it is illegal. I don't even condemn pirated software as a whole. But I am growing tired of people who complain about lack of innovation on Windows Mobile, and then turn around and pirate/hack/crack revolutionary products like this.
The fact that the iPhone costs $600 tells me one major thing: innovation costs money. If people want better, more innovative software, they need to plunk down the bucks on things like this. Otherwise, where is the motivation to continue development and start new projects?
I wasn't aware that you are a copyright lawyer. The fact is, the only people who recognize my signature are those who already know what it is, so one could not possibly argue that I am enabling circumvention of a protection scheme.
As for my "doom and gloom" comment, I don't know why you would find it offensive if there were no truth in it. The fact is that I've been coming here for almost a year now, and I cannot remember any time period with fewer active threads. The Apache forum at pdaphonehome.com is especially barren, sometimes going entire days without new posts, while their Titan forum and ours are growing like weeds.
There's no denying that the Apache is going out. I don't like it (the Apache is still my only device), but that's how it is. The problem is that those who love to tinker with their phones and find workarounds and hacks, are also those who love to get the latest and greatest gadget, which is no longer the Apache. I'm not saying it will be any time soon, but the beginning of the end is already upon us.
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