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Re:Netflix, HBO and Cable Giants Are Coming for Password Sha... by Fakira on Friday November 08, 2019 @06:29PM (#21488048)
They might be shooting themselves in foot here. Part of the reason why Microsoft is so big and why there is a PC n every home is because many of us could pirate Windows and Office in early days. That reduced barrier to entry and enabled poor folks in India and elsewhere use computers and be familiar with all other MS technologies.
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Re:Netflix, HBO and Cable Giants Are Coming for Password Sha... by PretzelFisch on Friday November 08, 2019 @08:28PM (#21488883)
But then there is apple and ios where you can't really pirate the software effectively.
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Re:Netflix, HBO and Cable Giants Are Coming for Password Sha... by LeoNatan25 on Friday November 08, 2019 @08:42PM (#21488953)
Eh. Most software can be pirated on iOS. Obtain an IPA (easy), resign it with Cydia Impactor and most apps will work no problem. There is now a "hack store" software that uses your Apple credentials to resign all the IPAs you give it and push them to your (non-jailbroken) phone.
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Re:Netflix, HBO and Cable Giants Are Coming for Password Sha... by scarface74 on Friday November 08, 2019 @11:26PM (#21489601)
There is really no benefit to "pirating" most iOS apps. Almost all of the apps that I spend money on, I'm actually paying for a service.
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