BUY vs DOWNLOAD

FIREWALL · 08-11-08, 01:53 PM

With Pro's and Con's of Buy vs Download in the ADDON thread\forum this is the purpose of my Pole.

Please by all means post a SMALL thought or opinion.

Please no ESSAYS.

edit: Sorry i meant only about GAMES.

edit 2: Only LEGAL downloads Right

STEED · 08-11-08, 01:54 PM

What pole?

Blacklight · 08-11-08, 02:05 PM

Is the pole greased or not and are we required to climb it ?

AVGWarhawk · 08-11-08, 02:12 PM

Do any women use this pole as part of their act?

goldorak · 08-11-08, 02:21 PM

Jokes aside, for open source software I buy or download (I have bought in the past several retail linux distributions, suse 8 professional, some flavors of slackware etc...), it doesn't make a very great difference.
For closed source software the situation is a little bit more complex, generally I buy the retail product and then apply drm-free patches if they are available otherwise I don't buy it.
On the other hand I stay miles away from any kind of download system, I like owning the product when all is said and done.

Raptor1 · 08-11-08, 02:23 PM

I can't say I don't download stuff, but I much prefer buying it

jpm1 · 08-11-08, 02:23 PM

if it's a game i love i buy cause it allows longer use and in general games on physic supports don't require activations which can be personnaly i never had some but i've seen on forums sometimes it can be at the origin of prematurate hair falls

STEED · 08-11-08, 02:26 PM

Hey we have a pole! Time to vote.

nikimcbee · 08-11-08, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Do any women use this pole as part of their act?

Ah, you stole my joke

:rotfl:

Sailor Steve · 08-11-08, 09:16 PM

Before you even got here. That's a pretty good trick

Onkel Neal · 08-12-08, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

With Pro's and Con's of Buy vs Download in the ADDON thread\forum this is the purpose of my Pole.

Please by all means post a SMALL thought or opinion.

Please no ESSAYS.

edit: Sorry i meant only about GAMES.

You mean, buy at a store vs buy online and download, right? Not download illegal copies. Right? :hmm:

Konovalov · 08-12-08, 02:58 AM

I have always purchased a physical copy of a game addon. I guess I'm just a little old school and like to have a physical copy on hand.

Skybird · 08-12-08, 05:07 AM

the deciding criterion for me is wether or not I can make a hard copy at home (if download), and need internet activation or not. Stuff that needs internet activation each time I reinstall it is a no go for me, no matter if download or physical buy. I pay the price for it, than I demand to physically own it, including the ability to sell it away once I got tired of it, or reinstall it without depending on the website for activation still being present, or having internet access. Limited licenses (install three times, then needing to call by telephone each further time) also are unacceptable for me.

Windows XP being one exception, of course. but these days I reinstall once or twice a year from HD image, so...

McBeck · 08-12-08, 09:13 AM

I buy steamgames and download them, but everything else I have on hardcopy.

Kapitan_Phillips · 08-12-08, 09:23 AM

I buy when I can, but as McBeck mentioned, sometimes Steam is a necessary evil when you dont want to wait for delivery

View Poll Results: BUY Box copy vs DOWNLOAD
ALWAYS BUY Box copy	22	55.00%
ALWAYS DOWNLOAD	0	0%
A LITTLE of BOTH	18	45.00%
Voters: 40. You may not vote on this poll

08-11-08, 01:53 PM	#1
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	BUY vs DOWNLOAD With Pro's and Con's of Buy vs Download in the ADDON thread\forum this is the purpose of my Pole. Please by all means post a SMALL thought or opinion. Please no ESSAYS. edit: Sorry i meant only about GAMES. edit 2: Only LEGAL downloads Right __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ??? Last edited by FIREWALL; 08-12-08 at 09:32 AM.

08-11-08, 01:54 PM	#2
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	What pole? __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

08-11-08, 02:05 PM	#3
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	Is the pole greased or not and are we required to climb it ? __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

08-11-08, 02:12 PM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Do any women use this pole as part of their act? __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

08-11-08, 02:21 PM	#5
goldorak Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Jokes aside, for open source software I buy or download (I have bought in the past several retail linux distributions, suse 8 professional, some flavors of slackware etc...), it doesn't make a very great difference. For closed source software the situation is a little bit more complex, generally I buy the retail product and then apply drm-free patches if they are available otherwise I don't buy it. On the other hand I stay miles away from any kind of download system, I like owning the product when all is said and done.

08-11-08, 02:23 PM	#6
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I can't say I don't download stuff, but I much prefer buying it __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

08-11-08, 02:23 PM	#7
jpm1 Captain Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 544 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	if it's a game i love i buy cause it allows longer use and in general games on physic supports don't require activations which can be personnaly i never had some but i've seen on forums sometimes it can be at the origin of prematurate hair falls

08-11-08, 02:26 PM	#8
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Hey we have a pole! Time to vote. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

08-11-08, 09:16 PM	#10
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Before you even got here. That's a pretty good trick __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-12-08, 02:58 AM	#12
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I have always purchased a physical copy of a game addon. I guess I'm just a little old school and like to have a physical copy on hand. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

08-12-08, 05:07 AM	#13
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	the deciding criterion for me is wether or not I can make a hard copy at home (if download), and need internet activation or not. Stuff that needs internet activation each time I reinstall it is a no go for me, no matter if download or physical buy. I pay the price for it, than I demand to physically own it, including the ability to sell it away once I got tired of it, or reinstall it without depending on the website for activation still being present, or having internet access. Limited licenses (install three times, then needing to call by telephone each further time) also are unacceptable for me. Windows XP being one exception, of course. but these days I reinstall once or twice a year from HD image, so... __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

08-12-08, 09:13 AM	#14
McBeck Admiral Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,027 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	I buy steamgames and download them, but everything else I have on hardcopy. __________________ "I like subcommanders...they dont have time for bull**!" Proud member of the Subsim army of zombies Becks website

08-12-08, 09:23 AM	#15
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	I buy when I can, but as McBeck mentioned, sometimes Steam is a necessary evil when you dont want to wait for delivery __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.