Comments on: When NI shows me the finger I say Goodbye http://thezargon.org/2009/09/when-ni-shows-me-the-finger-i-say-goodbye/ Comment & Analysis Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:08:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Finger Part II | The Home Of Zargon http://thezargon.org/2009/09/when-ni-shows-me-the-finger-i-say-goodbye/#comment-419 The Finger Part II | The Home Of Zargon Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:06:41 +0000 http://thezargon.org/?p=409#comment-419 [...] you might remember I wrote about my terrible experience with Native Instruments on this post, regarding their new product “The [...] [...] you might remember I wrote about my terrible experience with Native Instruments on this post, regarding their new product “The [...]

]]> By: Tim Exile http://thezargon.org/2009/09/when-ni-shows-me-the-finger-i-say-goodbye/#comment-418 Tim Exile Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:32:05 +0000 http://thezargon.org/?p=409#comment-418 Hi Fernando Just a heads up to say that the installer's been re-done on your (and probably some other people's) request. You can now run the .ens directly from the installer if you re-download the installer link. Best Tim Hi Fernando

Just a heads up to say that the installer’s been re-done on your (and probably some other people’s) request. You can now run the .ens directly from the installer if you re-download the installer link.

Best

Tim

]]> By: Komplaint « NerdSonic http://thezargon.org/2009/09/when-ni-shows-me-the-finger-i-say-goodbye/#comment-417 Komplaint « NerdSonic Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:10:54 +0000 http://thezargon.org/?p=409#comment-417 [...] Update: The Home Of Zargon details more issues with Native Instruments customer support. [...] [...] Update: The Home Of Zargon details more issues with Native Instruments customer support. [...]

]]> By: newecho http://thezargon.org/2009/09/when-ni-shows-me-the-finger-i-say-goodbye/#comment-420 newecho Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:17:17 +0000 http://thezargon.org/?p=409#comment-420 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @fjfonseca #ICYM Blog Post: "When #NI Shows me #TheFinger I say Goodbye": http://tr.im/yXPT #music #production</span></span> RT @fjfonseca #ICYM Blog Post: "When #NI Shows me #TheFinger I say Goodbye": http://tr.im/yXPT #music #production

]]> By: Fernando Fonseca http://thezargon.org/2009/09/when-ni-shows-me-the-finger-i-say-goodbye/#comment-421 Fernando Fonseca Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:09:51 +0000 http://thezargon.org/?p=409#comment-421 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">@kieronjames @thomasraukamp @ambienteer Don't know if you read this already: http://tr.im/yXPT #NI</span></span> @kieronjames @thomasraukamp @ambienteer Don’t know if you read this already: http://tr.im/yXPT #NI

]]> By: Zargon http://thezargon.org/2009/09/when-ni-shows-me-the-finger-i-say-goodbye/#comment-416 Zargon Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:47:51 +0000 http://thezargon.org/?p=409#comment-416 I won't. What I did was reply to Mark. Here is a copy of my e-mail to him: <blockquote>Hello Matt, Thank you for your answer on this issue but sincerely I am so disappointed with Native at this point that I will just give it a rest. I will just forget about the €69 I dropped for something that doesn’t work, without having a Free Software installed that I don’t need and for which I don’t get a download link and go on with my work without the “The Finger”. I could always go to a TorrentsNest, download the bloody thing and get it over with. But that is not me. All the software I have, and we have at the company, was bought. This episode, adding to the fact that NI seems to be dropping the ball on Reaktor (I can grasp the financial move, that I understand, but not the lack of support or official news) was just the last drop. Once again thank you so much for your e-mail. Warmest Regards, Fernando </blockquote> I won’t. What I did was reply to Mark. Here is a copy of my e-mail to him:

Hello Matt,
Thank you for your answer on this issue but sincerely I am so disappointed with Native at this point that I will just give it a rest.
I will just forget about the €69 I dropped for something that doesn’t work, without having a Free Software installed that I don’t need and for which I don’t get a download link and go on with my work without the “The Finger”.
I could always go to a TorrentsNest, download the bloody thing and get it over with. But that is not me. All the software I have, and we have at the company, was bought.
This episode, adding to the fact that NI seems to be dropping the ball on Reaktor (I can grasp the financial move, that I understand, but not the lack of support or official news) was just the last drop.
Once again thank you so much for your e-mail.

Warmest Regards,
Fernando

]]> By: Pir8 http://thezargon.org/2009/09/when-ni-shows-me-the-finger-i-say-goodbye/#comment-415 Pir8 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:45:44 +0000 http://thezargon.org/?p=409#comment-415 Cripes. I guess that's why I always Pirate NI products. It was obvious to me from the outset at least 5 years ago that NI's marketing strategy was to try to flood the market with as many soft-synth/soft-sampler type products as they could to confuse consumers and squash out any competition. This story just rings like the chickens of that strategy coming home to roost. By the way - I DO pay for software from most other publishers. These guys have always pulled shit like this, though. This story is just more fuel to the fire. Bittorrent is your friend. If they treat you like a criminal - then be one - STEAL their product and teach them a lesson. Cripes. I guess that’s why I always Pirate NI products. It was obvious to me from the outset at least 5 years ago that NI’s marketing strategy was to try to flood the market with as many soft-synth/soft-sampler type products as they could to confuse consumers and squash out any competition. This story just rings like the chickens of that strategy coming home to roost.

By the way – I DO pay for software from most other publishers. These guys have always pulled shit like this, though. This story is just more fuel to the fire.

Bittorrent is your friend. If they treat you like a criminal – then be one – STEAL their product and teach them a lesson.

]]> By: Vikram http://thezargon.org/2009/09/when-ni-shows-me-the-finger-i-say-goodbye/#comment-422 Vikram Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:41:37 +0000 http://thezargon.org/?p=409#comment-422 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @sonoplastico: Blog Post: "When #NI Shows me #TheFinger I say Goodbye": http://tr.im/yXPT #music #production (via @fjfonseca)</span></span> RT @sonoplastico: Blog Post: "When #NI Shows me #TheFinger I say Goodbye": http://tr.im/yXPT #music #production (via @fjfonseca)

]]> By: Edwin James Lynch http://thezargon.org/2009/09/when-ni-shows-me-the-finger-i-say-goodbye/#comment-423 Edwin James Lynch Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:35:20 +0000 http://thezargon.org/?p=409#comment-423 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT: @sonoplastico: Blog Post: "When #NI Shows me #TheFinger I say Goodbye": http://tr.im/yXPT #music #production</span></span> RT: @sonoplastico: Blog Post: "When #NI Shows me #TheFinger I say Goodbye": http://tr.im/yXPT #music #production

]]> By: James Lowery http://thezargon.org/2009/09/when-ni-shows-me-the-finger-i-say-goodbye/#comment-424 James Lowery Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:21:31 +0000 http://thezargon.org/?p=409#comment-424 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Yeesh! That's tough... -->RT @fjfonseca: Blog "When #NI Shows me #TheFinger I say Goodbye": http://tr.im/yXPT #music #production (pls share)</span></span> Yeesh! That’s tough… –>RT @fjfonseca: Blog "When #NI Shows me #TheFinger I say Goodbye": http://tr.im/yXPT #music #production (pls share)

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