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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
I don't. IMO the overwhelming majority of piracy is people looking for Free Stuff. For example, there isn't much evidence that affordable DRM-free music downloads have put a dent in music piracy. Even $0.99 iPhone apps may be getting pirated at high rates. |
Oh this AGAIN?
For iPhones, per Pinch Media 10% of handsets are unlocked, and of those people 40% use them for unauthorised apps. By the time you're down to 4% of an expensive smartphone's audience? Yes, by then you're into the hardcore and the horders.
To try and extrapolate and say "people are looking for free stuff" is ridiculous, when the evidence is that, for example, people doing unauthorised downloads of music are the industry's
best customers. And that's hardly a unique finding, either.
"A dent? That's a hole blown in the wall, dearie."