[edj]

Installing old-school, shrinkwrapped box software onto computers that lack disk drives is a real pain point for a lot of people.

I made a little video[1] explaining how to install MS Office Mac 2011 onto a MacBook Air -- for my own use, in case I ever needed to do it again -- and it's received over 36,000 views.

LOTS of people have trouble with this. The Microsofts and Adobes in the industry don't appear to realize the difficulty their customers face.

1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz3hloQl_qs

[te_chris]

Installing office is kids stuff, all 9 DVDs of native instrument's komplete 9 (not even the ultimate version which has like another 100 gigs of samples included) took 2 days using another laptop's drive over wifi.

[vacri]

A cat5 cable really isn't that expensive.

I don't understand the distaste people have regarding wired networking. In my office, I have several people who complain about the wifi having congestion. In the heart of the CBD, with tons of other networks visible. "That network cable on your desk, which I put there for you to use, plug it in and this problem goes away". They plug it in, comment on how quick and clean their network is now... then complain the next day about wifi congestion.

[kalleboo]

A lot of laptops that don't have an optical drive also don't have built-in ethernet (Retina MacBooks). The Thunderbolt adapter is an option, but it's not cheap.

I agree that when wired networking is available, it is a far superior option. Streaming local video to Apple TV is nearly impossible without it.

[te_chris]

No distaste of wired networking, just didn't have the possibility of running a cable between both machines due to location in the house.

[vacri]

Sorry, didn't mean to come off as attacking. Just a hobby horse of mine...

[JWLong]

Oh, God... Native... just. no.

They make some awesome hardware, but their attempts at DRM made me never want to risk my hard earned cash on them again.

[te_chris]

I've never run into any issues with their DRM, but I guess I haven't pushed it that far. What happened for you? I bought K9 in the sale, $350 NZD which to me is ridiculous value for what you get. I'm super happy either way.

[masklinn]

CS5 is not "old-shool, shrinkwrapped box software" though, it was available as a download on Adobe's site back then[0], and IIRC you could get it slightly cheaper by not getting the physical box.

[0] back then… ha ha… 3 years ago.