Comic Transcript
ALEX: Sir, I believe we’ve found a way to fix your problem.
CUSTOMER: Well, it’s about time.
ALEX: It seems the DRM software has flagged the application as having passed the “installation grace period.”
ALEX: A typical user will install the software immediately after buying it, and the typical software bundle sits in the stores for a month before it’s bought. So when we fabricate the software package we give the user a grace period of two months form when the CD was actually stamped to install the program. When the two months have passed, a re-activation key must be purchased to re-enable the installer.
CUSTOMER: Or I could just set the clock on my computer back two months, install the program, and reset my clock when I’m finished.
ALEX: Our lawyers would disagree.
