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Originally Posted by Byte
Are you sure it would be piracy?
Marvell does not provide end-user support. For all we know, this utility could be free, but since Marvell doesn't offer it for download, maybe all that is needed is a request for it.
Asus offers it for free with their driver package. Granted, it's edited for use w/ Asus cards only, but still.... is it piracy for Asus to offer it freely?
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No, since they paid Marvell, to be able to provide it to the customers who purchase Asus WiFi equipment, who in turn pay Asus more for their product, than an equivalent product without the SoftAP utility included. That's called Value Added Productmarketing.
So you got two possible options : A) Either purchase an adapter from Asus, which uses the Asus licensed version of SoftAP, or B) purchase SoftAP from Marvell, if they sell it to endcustomers. If they don't, see option A).
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