Users of cracked software have no access to EVC's technical support or the official Reseller Map Database, which is vital for modern tuning.

Imagine a car enthusiast, let's call him Mark, who wants to squeeze 50 more horsepower out of his daily driver. He discovers that a genuine WinOLS license costs around (not including hardware or training). Looking for a shortcut, he downloads a "pre-cracked" version of WinOLS 2.24 from a community forum.