[rick chi-town]

Again, agreed... I think most (if not all) of us on these type boards are probably more tech saavy than 99% of the general public when it comes to devices like these. Add to that the fact that we obviously have to go out into the scary world wide web to actively search out and find these programs hosted by some website probably not based in the United States. I would think most (if not all) of us who ARE getting these pirate copies of OS's are aware of the legalities...
As such... if you can't afford to pay... you probably shouldn't play. In other words, if I brick this beautiful Blackberry of mine, I'll suck it up and buy a new one. Lesson learned. Until that time, I enjoy experimenting with the latest and greatest toys... even if it may be illegal, beta-this, beta-that, not meant for me, blah, blah, blah... To each his own.