Thanks, but how on earth do I do that?

I hope MacTalk has a very good legal team.

I won't use Acquisition either, coz it makes me feel dirty.

Credit where it's due. I tried my activation email, and it worked. He never replied to my emails, but did fix the problem.

Cabos is hosted by SourceForge, so when you choose to download the file it should present you with a list of mirrors.

Oh sorry I thought you meant the Apple Java stuff?

speaking of the asshat, is their a replacement for acidsearch for safari beta 3 that isnt inquisitor?

inquisitor is pretty, but it sucks...

I've defended David Watanabe in the past, including on the forums here, because:

a) I bought Acquisition when it was really cheap and until recently it never gave me any trouble and b) I once got a friendly personal email from him and he seemed like a nice guy.

I just noticed the other day though that my version of Acquisition was way out of date. So I downloaded the newest version (2) and went to plug in my registered email address, only to find that it didn't work. The app now requires an activation code emailed to the registered address. There's a facility on his webpage to get a new activation code mailed to you, which I tried, without luck.

So the 'lifetime licence' I paid for was invalidated as soon as the developer went to version 2 of the software. I see that he now charges US$24 for a 'Pro' licence with an optional extra $US10 charge for his new 'lifetime licence' and a promise that:

Will he arbitrarily cancel this new 'lifetime licence' again I wonder? What makes this committment any better than the last? If I were American I'm sure I could sue him for misleading and deceptive advertising.

As is his wont, Watanabe hasn't answered my emails querying the situation.

He is seriously a blot on the page of independent developers, and someone to be avoided at all cost.

Too many people love his products for a boycott to work. Just see how many people say things like "Xtorrent is SO nice!!"

What there needs to be is some decent competition to his apps to actually get a boycott going. Xtorrent has some competition in the great Transmission, but Acquisition is pretty much unmatched. Cabos is nice, but it's UI isn't the best.

I did work on modify the Cabos UI into something a little nicer, which I called "CrossWire" and bundled off. I did it to try and take on Acquisition, which it successfully did... unfortunately it's still prone to crashes which I can't really resolve until I find the exact cause. If those were gone, it would be a fine application.

What is the difference between Acquisition and Xtorrent?

Acidsearch works with Leopard now (with the aid of plugsuit).

Same problem here. I downloaded it and it replaced my version as usual, but of course there is a new licensing system.

I shot him off an email a wek and a half ago, and - you guessed it - no reply.

As much as I like Acquisition, I refuse to pay for the new one on principal

If you paid for a lifetime license and he hasnt given you one then keep bugging him until he does.
And if your looking for an alternitive then check out acqlite, Poisoned, Frostwire, or simply Limewire. Notice how they are all free

Heh, make a blog post highlighting his repulsive actions over the new 'lifetime' licenses and make sure it hits digg. That'll generate some unwanted attention,