I got my first computer, an Apple II, back in the 1980s as a hand-me-down from my (much older) brother when he left for college and I was just 6.
All but one disk was pirated.
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JoMiran@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
I started using pirated software in 1990, back when my first PC was gifted to me. All software I had was copied because I could not afford jack shit on my own. It is thanks to pirated (and open source) software that I have the career I have, and can afford to spend thousands of dollars on legitimate software, music, movies, books, etc.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 week ago
popekingjoe@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It’s like Gabe said (paraphrased): “Piracy is a service problem, not a pricing problem.”
Make it easy to buy stuff and people will. But the more barriers you put up, the more people will pirate. Granted, there are persons like you (and I counted among those at one point) who cannot afford things from time-to-time, but we’re a minority. Every game I’ve ever pirated from those days I have made sure to purchase once I was able to.
Make it available for easy purchase and people will buy it.
Tregetour@lemdro.id 1 week ago
In case you haven’t worked it out by now, the following advice may be of help:
They’re not gonna do that
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Sure they are, one they figure out it how.
rottingleaf@lemmy.world 6 days ago
I still usually pirate when buying requires jumping through too many hoops. Being in a sanctioned country, ahem, adds some just impractical to go through.