WOW! Why are people so freaked about SCA over at Cricut?

[wreed06]

I totally agree, Nicole. I'm really happy with this program and the response we have gotten. I don't know what future upgrades might be for SCAL, but I'm very pleased with what I have so far! The only thing I'm a little disappointed with is that many designs posted here are for the Expression bug and I only have the 6x12. I can't cut those great designs! I haven't tried shrinking them yet however. So, there's hope!

This is a great program and will only get better and better, I'm sure.

[susibi]

Well - in the highly unlikely event of me getting a virus I shall go over to the Cricut Board and sneeze on her !!!!
Susi

[aperez]

I don't think I'm good at explaining things so I just went ahead and removed my posts over at Cricut. I shouldn't have posted anything to begin with. I hate getting into tiffs no matter how minor. I have bigger things to worry about in my life.

I think it came across that I was warning everyone NOT to download SCAL in case PC plants a virus in their updates that would try and block it. Quite the contrary actually. I am going to admit that I have been watching the reprap forums in the past year or so hoping someone will crack and hack the cricut so we can cut our own images/shapes/fonts without the use of the cartridge. So when SCAL came out, I was (still am) very very pleased.

All I wanted everyone to be aware of is that there is always that possibility of rendering our cricuts useless via a virus, whether it's PC that does it, or some other hacker that creates a bit torrent for SCAL, upload a virus, upload it on the internet and make it free for everyone. All I wanted to say was there will be a risk involved even if SCAL never came to be (with the creation of CDS).

Ok I'm done now.

[susibi]

The trouble really is that whilst you and I probably understand terms like cracking, hacking, peer to peer, torrents etc there are people who aren't remotely pc savvy & can't even resize a graphic without asking for help so this sort of talk and the mention of the remote possibility of catching something on their pc can freak them out!!
Unfortunately saying something with the person in front of you and saying something over the Net which to you is crystal clear but which leaves itself open to a thousand interpretations can sometimes land us in hot water and I have several T Shirts to prove it!!!
But hey - life goes on and there's worse out there.
Susibi .D

[Cynthia]

Why are people so freaked out? I think it depends on the person, but for the most part, I think people get freaked out when they fear the unknown. I think they want the product but are afraid of what MIGHT happen. I don't think it is that they try to get worked up...I just think they are because they don't know any better.

[TheresaM]

I just can't figure out why people take it so personally. Why would anyone wish that our computers get infected with a virus just because we purchased a product they don't want (or are too afraid to purchase)? It's pretty hilarious that people get so emotional over this.

Cynthia - I think you have it right. They fear the unknown.
In order to feel justified in their fear, they attack the people who don't agree with them.

Personally, I LOVE my SCAL!

Theresa

[AlisonCoons]

Yeah, I had to step off the board for awhile after I read the thread we're all talking about. And, aperez, honey - it wasn't your comments we're all talking about. There actually was someone who said she hoped PC would make a virus that infected our bugs just for using SCAL. Said we were cheating and trying to get something for nothing...uh...whatEVER!!! I posted that who was she, like the CEO of PC or something? I don't get why she takes this so personally. If you don't want SCAL - don't buy it.

That being said, I'm glad to have found the forum over here. Lately, the Cricut board has just been full of all kinds of "haters"! I don't get it at all...such negativity...about so many things! And I so enjoyed that board. What happenned over there!!!

[aperez]

oh i didn't know someone actually wished for a virus! LOL. too funny sometimes. kinda.

OK so now that THAT's clear , I can't wait to make enough money from sales from my etsy shop so I can buy SCAL!

My SCAL projects are wayyyy too exciting, I haven't even really read everything and checked out everything SCAL can do but I am too excited!

I wanna make my own images/pics then cut them out using SCAL onto some colored ceramic transfer sheets so I can fire it in a kiln and turn them into pendants! I hope it works!

[savnrmemries]

So how is this going to effect the sales of cartridges you might ask. Maybe it will decrease a bit, but if they come out with unique designs on their carts, unique fonts, unique pics and themes that everyone would want (sports, wedding, etc.) then why would SCAL cut into their profits. As far as I'm concerned Provo will still sell carts for their cricut machines - past and future. Those who were interested in carts (like myself) before CDS and SCAL for the convenience of cutting dies without the need of a computer, will still buy the cartridges. If you want to cut more fonts than are available through the cartridges or have a Mac machine (like myself) and want to play even more, then there is no other option than SCAL at the moment. If they were to decide to "break their machines" so as not to work with SCAL, don't you think they'd lose even more money than just the profits on their software and carts? They'd lose sales of their machines to these people as there are other options out there - think QK silhouette, Robo, Wizard, etc. As far as I'm concerned I believe the cricut & scal combination is the best of both worlds and Provo would be shooting themselves in their pocketbooks if they were to break their machines. There's just way too many other options out there.

JM2C

[Cynthia]

So how is this going to effect the sales of cartridges you might ask. Maybe it will decrease a bit, but if they come out with unique designs on their carts, unique fonts, unique pics and themes that everyone would want (sports, wedding, etc.) then why would SCAL cut into their profits. As far as I'm concerned Provo will still sell carts for their cricut machines - past and future. Those who were interested in carts (like myself) before CDS and SCAL for the convenience of cutting dies without the need of a computer, will still buy the cartridges. If you want to cut more fonts than are available through the cartridges or have a Mac machine (like myself) and want to play even more, then there is no other option than SCAL at the moment. If they were to decide to "break their machines" so as not to work with SCAL, don't you think they'd lose even more money than just the profits on their software and carts? They'd lose sales of their machines to these people as there are other options out there - think QK silhouette, Robo, Wizard, etc. As far as I'm concerned I believe the cricut & scal combination is the best of both worlds and Provo would be shooting themselves in their pocketbooks if they were to break their machines. There's just way too many other options out there.

JM2C

VERY well said. Further, I would like to add that I wish PC would quite wasting their time on crappy carts and put their energy into pumping out some carts like Paper Doll. If they did, and didn't worry about the idea of fonts that much, I would buy them! That cart is amazing! Okay, so I don't need the font carts right now...however, I LOVE my shape carts and dingbats cannot take the place of my shape carts (layers....). To me, it isn't an "either/or" but a "BOTH"!

Now, on the side...regarding the drama on the cricut mb...I actually have felt that way for a while which is why I scaled back (WAAAAAYYYYYY back) in my posting. Today, I went on the board and the anon. poster who posted about the cuts on ebay was getting chewed up! I actually said that I don't blame her for being anon...people are getting chewed up over there all the time. I think I said something like "this has got to stop...it is way out of control" or something like that. When I joined the board back in August, it wasn't like this. It was SO incredibly friendly...and there still are ALOT of super nice people, but I am tired of people picking on people just because it is a MB. I wonder if these people speak to others like this IRL. Anyway, just my ramblings...back to your regularly scheduled scrapping!