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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 5933343" data-attributes="member: 18182">That doesn't surprise me, heh.&nbsp; Progress and all.I'll buy that it would be pretty easy for me to download a pirated PDF, and just about as easy to download a pirated (or non-Apple approved) app for my smart phone.&nbsp; But I highly doubt that I could take a &quot;official&quot; app and pirate that myself.&nbsp; Although I do understand it only takes one person to make the pirated version of the PDF or app for it to spread around the intertubes for all to share . . . but I also understand a company position that doesn't wish to enable that by using a very non-secure method of selling its products.&nbsp; Besides, I agree with many that the reasons for WotC not selling PDFs of the back catalog go beyond fear of piracy.Well, if their current strategy is unlikely to be pirated, I suppose that is in line with one of their stated reasons for the current DDI app and the move away from PDFs, avoiding piracy.While I certainly buy the idea that taking their current software and making a quality tablet or smartphone app (or series of apps) would not be an easy thing to do . . . . I would be surprised if at some point they don't follow the rest of the world and jump in on that.&nbsp; It seems to be the way of the future, at least for now.&nbsp; I can see them being slow to adopt for a variety of reasons, but eventually they will probably release mobile apps, if perhaps for 6e (heh).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 5933343, member: 18182"] That doesn't surprise me, heh. Progress and all. I'll buy that it would be pretty easy for me to download a pirated PDF, and just about as easy to download a pirated (or non-Apple approved) app for my smart phone. But I highly doubt that I could take a "official" app and pirate that myself. Although I do understand it only takes one person to make the pirated version of the PDF or app for it to spread around the intertubes for all to share . . . but I also understand a company position that doesn't wish to enable that by using a very non-secure method of selling its products. Besides, I agree with many that the reasons for WotC not selling PDFs of the back catalog go beyond fear of piracy. Well, if their current strategy is unlikely to be pirated, I suppose that is in line with one of their stated reasons for the current DDI app and the move away from PDFs, avoiding piracy. While I certainly buy the idea that taking their current software and making a quality tablet or smartphone app (or series of apps) would not be an easy thing to do . . . . I would be surprised if at some point they don't follow the rest of the world and jump in on that. It seems to be the way of the future, at least for now. I can see them being slow to adopt for a variety of reasons, but eventually they will probably release mobile apps, if perhaps for 6e (heh). [/QUOTE]

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