I downloaded a trial version of Final Cut Pro X to see if I could use it. After 1 month you have the option of buying it for $300 which is quite alot of money. I can always put in on the expense account with the company but I don't think they would even get the value out of it. Growing up in the whole bittorrent era I was interested to see if there was any loophole where I could use it for two months and get away with buying it. Now I may still buy it for personal use but I would like another month trial to make sure.
So I google how to cheat the system and it tells me to do something interesting.
Once the trial is finished go to the time and date settings on your computer.
Bring the clock back to the date the trial started.
Then open the application again and you are in.
Change back the date settings on the computer and you have Final Cut for another 30 days.
Which makes me think , do techies in the business ever pay for any programs or is there loopholes for everything once you know the right place to go? Could you get the new Microsoft suites using a loophole or do the dev's have to pay 80 quid for the privilege like the rest of us normallys?
Sometimes I got programs through the backdoor but there is always something missing and I think I have peace of mind when I buy the software knowing that I am not a pirate.Yarrrghh. Other times it's too much hassle to do it but I found this little loophole quiet easy and now I have another 30 days to do the business before I decide whether I am going to fork out 300 squiderooneys for what I am getting for free now.
Any thoughts people?
