Samsung: technology tycoon but uses cracked software, netizens laugh like a season

Recently, Vietnamese users were surprised when Samsung's live broadcast channel, now announcing that the Adobe application of the device using the livestream was detected as pirated software (cracked), so it will be disabled.

This funny incident made Vietnamese netizens can't help but laugh, because Samsung is known as a powerful technology corporation in the world but is so frugal that it has to use cracked software. Accordingly, from 8 p.m. on July 10 (Vietnam time), the Unpacked program introducing Samsung's new products was broadcast live on many media channels and social networks.

At this event, the manufacturer from South Korea launched a series of products that users have been waiting for such as the Galaxy Z Fold6, Z Flip 6 folding screen smartphone duo, Galaxy Ring smart ring, Watch 7 smartwatch and Watch Ultra.

Like recent launches, the products do not have many changes or breakthroughs, but only upgrades, overcoming things that are not reasonable in previous versions.

However, the live TV screen on Samsung's YouTube channel then suddenly announced the lock of the Adobe application suite, causing disruption for viewers.

"Your app has been disabled – Your unlicensed Adobe app has been disabled. Replace it with a genuine Adobe app and save up to 40%," a message from Adobe pops up in red on the screen.

According to some tech-savvy people, this is a sign that the device used to live stream the product launch used cracking software, which was tampered with with a tool to obtain a fake license to run.

"Software cracking is not a strange concept, and Adobe has recently been very strict in periodically scanning pirated versions to prevent users from using them illegally," said a person familiar with computers.

He said that the ironic situation that occurred was most likely because the livestream maker for this event used a cracked and discovered software version.

Currently, the subscription price of Adobe's software package is about 30 USD/month (more than 750,000 VND) for each registered account, if users choose to pay on an annual basis. Meanwhile, the plan for Adobe Photoshop - a popular photo editing software on computers today falls around $23 per month.

The stated reference prices apply for the first year to encourage users to spend money to purchase program licenses. Subscription costs may change in subsequent years.

Samsung was discounted by Adobe for 15% after the incident of using "cracked" software

This is a bug that can be a nuisance for users, especially those who depend on Adobe products for their daily work. The case of users encountering this error message is quite sensitive and rarely appears at major events.

In order not to encounter this situation, users need to purchase genuine licenses when using Adobe applications. In addition, it is necessary to check the login status again before using it for presentations and presentations to avoid errors such as account status.

After this error appeared, netizens also left many comments praising Adobe for anti-cracking. The rest are worried about this event team after letting this confusing error happen.

Also from this public screening event, Samsung was criticized for copying Apple watches and headphones. "Today is a bad day for Samsung," YouTuber Quinn Nelson of Snazzy Labs, a tech channel with more than a million subscribers, commented on the Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event in Paris. "The Galaxy Watch Ultra is the most obvious copy of an Apple product in decades."

On social network X, this person continued "Meanwhile, the Galaxy Buds 3 and Buds 3 Pro are copies of AirPods".