I don't agree at all with piracy, every single program that I have on my devices is paid for, I even send (donate) money to sole developers because I've found their free products to be so good and wish that they can continue developing their products. Yet I have friends who have not purchased one single piece of software, music or movie in their lives and look at me like I'm weird when I say I pay for my stuff.
There are even cases where they want a piece of software, but aren't willing to pay even a pittance for it, and say they'll wait until it appears on one of the torrents. In fact, I think some are so into the get things for free mentality, that they actually take advantage of their friends, because it's become their moral style. But what do you do?
I think Microsoft did a trial in China, where they dropped the price of their products significantly, such that it had a major effect on piracy within China. I haven't heard much since, so I have no idea whether it worked long term or whether it's still in place. You might be able to reform the honest thieves, but you'll never reform the hard core ones.
There are even cases where they want a piece of software, but aren't willing to pay even a pittance for it, and say they'll wait until it appears on one of the torrents. In fact, I think some are so into the get things for free mentality, that they actually take advantage of their friends, because it's become their moral style. But what do you do?
I think Microsoft did a trial in China, where they dropped the price of their products significantly, such that it had a major effect on piracy within China. I haven't heard much since, so I have no idea whether it worked long term or whether it's still in place. You might be able to reform the honest thieves, but you'll never reform the hard core ones.
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