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On 2002-04-06 1417, Zeus wrote
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Firstly I would liek to say that I am not stealing nothing, I have every right to use my friends software for FREE, if they want me to.
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Did you know that IMEI is used to uniquely identify your phone by your network provider. Do you want to recive your friends calls and SMS?
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Actually, the network uses both your IMEI and your IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) to identify you on the network. So you won't get anyone else's calls unless you clone your friend's SIM.
But 4u2nv will have quite a problem if one of his friend's phones is stolen; the network might blacklist it and the blacklist might also be circulated to other networks.
Back to the topic at hand
While many have tried to justify software piracy, most have not been able to convince many. Whether or not 4u2nv's actions are wrong, I feel I cannot judge, not being a developer.
I would say this however The use of the 9210 (and future products based on the same platform) will surely expand greatly should there be more freeware available. Platforms with lots of freeware are generally more accessible and thus more popular. But of course, the 9210 is an expensive product; if you could afford it, can't you afford the software? (please don't think me judgemental here, these are simply questions for you to ask yourself)
Should current developers reduce the cost of their software? For my own selfish reasons, I must answer yes! But then again, I wouldn't like to see the developers go hungry because their IP rights are violated.
One possible solution could be what's happening to M$ - even with the huge amount of piracy going on with their products, they're still (literally) rolling in the billions
....not that any Symbian developers are likely to do so anytime soon, alas.
Oh well, there will always be pirates and there will always be those fighting the pirates - another one of those neverending struggles which will surely fill message boards like these for a long, long time.....to the battle!