skipsophrenic Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 all the legalities and things are givin me a headache - I've just checked the EULA on one of my games and that say's nothin about re-sale prohibitions, at least not in terms a layman like me can understand:P However I still feel that there shoud be a way to "lock" the content on the cd so as it can't be copied like they do with dvd's, at least that way then it would help to "Negate" the possibility of piracy. I know that it won't be possible to stop it completly but If they make it harder to copy couldn't they then just put some sort of clause in the EULA like "If you choose to re-sell this product, please inform Autodesk of the change in liscence ownership and provide 10% of your profits - no charge will be applied to the new user." Am I just hoping for a miracle with something like that to happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xenophon Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 yes because more than a miracle it would be a new prison for us all. remember jon johansen , hero thus proving any trap that can be made by a human can be broken by one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Tillman Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 All I can say is AutoDesk better stop with the strong arm tactics and let their customers alone. And here is why I say that. The company I'm working for will soon be out of business, but the owner is starting up a small time consulting biz that he wants my help with. He uses a Mac with TurboCAD. I have heard of TurboCAD before but never really looked into it until this morning. TurboCAD does: 2D and 3D Solids Rendering Has extensive library of shapes, etc... and last but not least, works with DWG files both in and out in short, it seems to do everything that AutoCAD can do and the coup de grâce.... TurboCAD for the Mac is only $150, TurboCAD for the PC is $1,295, which is only a fraction of what AutoCAD costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzframpton Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 This has been an alternative for years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipsophrenic Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 This has been an alternative for years now. yup, I first heard about it at college and wondered why more people werent using it - erm where do be the marketing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggi_Thor Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I've tried TurboCAD (many ears ago) and I didn't like the user interface, but then I didn't like Microstation neither. On the other hand, I did like Inventor from the first try. As you may know, now I sell Bricscad as an AutoCAD substitute and Alibre as an Inventor/SolidWorks killer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 TurboCAD is not a bad solution but I think the Mac and PC version have some differences. The mac edition of the Pro version is $499.95 while yes, the pro Win version is around $1,250. I have tried both the mac and pc versions and they are pretty good. I do fail to see how changing from PC to Mac and then an entire new system is going to be a good business model. Seems that to abandon his investment already made in one CAD system to change to a new one as not a good plan but I do not have all the information. Best of luck and keep us up to date. Might be a niche market that needs to be filled http://www.turbocad.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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