"obtain software" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to the process of getting software, either by downloading it from the internet, buying it in a store, or any other method. For example: "We need to obtain software that can help us streamline our process."
You can obtain software that enables you to create a WWW server using QBIC.
To obtain software for playing the video segments, browse the Quicktime site.
This may include the costs to develop or obtain software that allows for the access or conversion of old data by new systems.
Only the costs to develop or obtain software that allows for the access or conversion of old data by the new system may be capitalized.
Specifically, mini-grants allow fellows to obtain software, transcribe documents, travel to archives or otherwise help them complete their research, or to participate in relevant professional conferences.
Much ballyhooed last year by some computer industry executives, the network computer -- a stripped-down personal computer that was to obtain software and data from the Internet -- has recently appeared to be a vision in search of a market.
My point is that Salomon Brothers did not need or want the actual code, just as I can't imagine that Mr. Aleynikov's new employer, which suspended him when he was arrested, wanted illegally obtained software.
People who want to communicate anonymously may not want anyone to know that they have obtained software to do so, and some of the available software is free, including the Java Anonymous Proxy (anon.inf.tu-dresden.de/index_en.html).html
Originally from a rural village, he said he didn't learn details of the Tiananmen crackdown until he obtained software in 2002 that allowed him to jump government firewalls on China's Internet.
With the many recent Supreme Court cases, software innovators now must adhere to various new laws and regulations before obtaining a patent, increasing the costs for preparing and obtaining software patents.
It said it was permissible to circumvent access controls to a copyrighted operating system so long as the aim was to install "lawfully obtained" software.
