J7G wrote:It's pretty rude. I've just had a thought- and I know it's probably not going to be popular- but having a quick check, this aircraft has a bunch of torrents for it. Considering it's about 7 or 8 years old and still at full price (ridiculous) and the lack of support you could consider that option...
This is a cute idea... you could pirate the software, and then chance your arm on the developer's support forum!
If he's awake and denies support, you could then pop up on some random forum and plead, hoping some kind soul will provide you with advice.
Even if that fails, well, it hasn't cost you anything but a bit of time, eh?
Interestingly, some developers are getting pro-active and uploading Bombs onto the torrent sites.
At the very least, it is a crippled product that is delivered, but some have less of a sense of humour: they take the sim apart.
Really ugly ones go for the computer, which is a tad rough if the download used Dad's machine...
It's a tough world out there, I wish e-commerce would get over the Wild West approach and get it together - for everyone's benefit.
(I hate being treated like a criminal when I make a legitimate purchase.)