Comment by lbutler
5 years ago
I can understand why they do it, it's enterprise software so the more open you make it, then the less licences they can sell.
They do have a module you can purchase to run API calls and access their files/software but as you probably guessed that's another $40k license!
Most of my apps I build use this API, but for me to provide to other companies they need them to also buy the API extension.
I'd love to cut out the middle man and I'll do it eventually when I reverse engineer the header!
Although the circumventing of security measures would be illegal in many countries. (Like removing the copy protection of a game)
I don't get this mentality. You haven't created this system. You have no idea what it takes or else you would have created it yourself. You don't like the price, but you want it anyway. How is this, I mean come on, different from stealing? You even say it: cutting out the middle man. You want to remove their profits.