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| rodtod:
What is the point of piracy? I've often wondered how it can possibly benefit anyone. By pirating software, the developer gets ripped off and the pirate responsible either uses the software or sells it. The pirate is then benefiting from screwing the original producer. Where do people get the idea to do this sort of thing? Is it laziness? Is it greed? Is it because they're pissed at the producer for overpricing? Imo, software piracy is not a solution to expensive prices, for piracy reduces a company's profits, thus resulting in the company raising prices to compensate! So really, where's the sense in pirating software? What's the reason? |
| Uglydot:
It gets you free software. This is theft, there is no coating it. People want free stuff, people get free stuff. |
| Termin8Anakin:
i was always against piracy. until i realised that i had burned 6 programs, and 3 cds of music. so i guess it's ok. i don't really care that much anymore. i will never, however, pirate a nintendo game. but then, like 3rd party developers to nintendo, it's a paradox: people pirate cause prices are so damn high. and prices are so damn high cause people pirate. the exceptions are things like MS Office and stuff like that, cause they are exorbitantly high. |
| Infernal Monkey:
My reason is because I'm cheap. 'Nuff said. For you see, I simply don't have the money that developers think their products are worth. Microsoft Windows ME launched for $499 AUD. Hmmmm, I had the choice of spending 50 cents on a blank CD and getting it, or blowing $499. My copy of Microsoft's last work of art, Win 98 had decided it didn't want to work anymore. That's not to say I feel bad, I do, slightly. Although I'd feel much worse if I actually spent $499 on what was basically a bloody beta test (I swear, ME's first release was the buggiest application I've ever had the pleasure of using) I however, will never go as far as getting a pirated copy of a game (Excluding ROMS. Tell me Nintendo, where could I buy a copy of Secret of Mana 2 with the added English translation? Thanks) or a DVD. Hell, even my VCD's are official. For one, my PC is much to crap to run anything, and two, I enjoy official stuff on PS2/Whatever. Game developers offer me hours of fun, and I pay for that fun. Easy. And music... Well..... If I really like a band, I'll buy their album. But as time marches on and on, I'm finding it harder to like mainstream music. My tastes lay in obscure unheard of bands splashed all over kazaa and 8/16-Bit video game music. When was the last time you saw a soundtrack to the likes of Stunt Race FX in the shops? Yep. Never. Do you really think if people stop getting free software, developers will lower the cost? We see advertising all over movies, does that make the movie cheaper to see/buy? NO. We see advertising splashed in game manuals, IN games... Does that make it cheaper? NO. Their saving does not pass along to the consumer. |
| Termin8Anakin:
I've actually got the official Windows 98 SE CD. My friend, however, burnt it off me cause he wants to complete his 'burnt Windows' CD collection. He's got Windows 3.0 right up to Windows XP all burnt and in his CD wallet. The things people get up to... I do agree with ya Monkey. Some of us simply can't afford to keep up with the times as often as technology keeps getting better (which is like everyday). I'm not gonna get XP, since I like the simplicity of 98. Plus I'm used to it. And I liked Evanescence sooo much, I bought their album. As I did with all the movie scores I have. I have two burnt CDs of game music, one Cd for the Spirited Away OST, and another CD full of pornos, and you can't exactly buy them here in Australia as you can in the States. |
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