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Essentially, as long as I am able to pay a decent price for content without them telling me how I can consume it, I'll do it. If the price is too high I'll wai

Essentially, as long as I am able to pay a decent price for content without them telling me how I can consume it, I'll do it. If the price is too high I'll wait until it comes down and not pirate it (see: waiting for a game to be cheaper during a Steam sale). If the company tries to control how I consume the content in a way that is illogical or very inconvenient, I'll get it by other means or just avoid it altogether. Examples: 1. Rick and Morty is not on Netflix, so I'll watch it on Popcorn Time. 2. Rockstar games have horrendous DRM attached, even with Steam, so I just avoid them altogether. I purchased the GTA bundle and GTA IV simply does not work due to DRM. EA and Ubisoft are the same in this boat for me. 3. Apple requires the use of Safari to view their live streams, for no valid technical reason. So, I don't listen or pay attention to anything during their keynotes. At the office, headphones go on. From my perspective, they don't want me as a customer anyway, so there's no point in giving them any mindshare.

johncolanduoni 11y ago
> 1. Rick and Morty is not on Netflix, so I'll watch it on Popcorn Time. So you pay Netflix, but Netflix didn't pay Comedy Central for Rick and Morty. So why does Comedy Central get penalized because they didn't make a deal with a content provider you consider convenient? Also, in this particular case, you can watch it for free (legally) here[1] (please do, it would be a shame for such a good show to get cancelled because they think nobody is watching). > 2. Rockstar games have horrendous DRM attached, even with Steam, so I just avoid them altogether. I purchased the GTA bundle and GTA IV simply does not work due to DRM. EA and Ubisoft are the same in this boat for me. I feel your pain. However, my approach is to pay for the games, and then download cracks when the DRM (inevitably) malfunctions. It is some small inconvenience, but I think it is far more fair than paying nothing at all. Also, going that route ensures that game companies will (1) make the DRM even worse in a vain attempt to make it "uncrackable" (2) give up on PC games that aren't entirely online based. Though I think it may be too late already. [1]: http://www.adultswim.com/videos/rick-and-morty/ http://www.adultswim.com/videos/rick-and-morty/
- WorldWideWayne 11y ago
  I bet he's paid Comedy Central for thousands of things that he never even asked for if he's ever had a cable bill. Look at the big picture. We live in a society full of corruption and greed; people are naturally going to "steal" from the big greedy corporations who constantly use their advantage to turn the screws and make society pay for their faulty business plans.
- rocky1138 11y ago
  Why don't Comedy Central and Netflix have an agreement? Secondarily, thank you for pasting that link. I didn't realize it was available to watch for free directly. I'll watch the ones that are open to me there then.

johncolanduoni 11y ago

> 1. Rick and Morty is not on Netflix, so I'll watch it on Popcorn Time. So you pay Netflix, but Netflix didn't pay Comedy Central for Rick and Morty. So why does Comedy Central get penalized because they didn't make a deal with a content provider you consider convenient? Also, in this particular case, you can watch it for free (legally) here[1] (please do, it would be a shame for such a good show to get cancelled because they think nobody is watching). > 2. Rockstar games have horrendous DRM attached, even with Steam, so I just avoid them altogether. I purchased the GTA bundle and GTA IV simply does not work due to DRM. EA and Ubisoft are the same in this boat for me. I feel your pain. However, my approach is to pay for the games, and then download cracks when the DRM (inevitably) malfunctions. It is some small inconvenience, but I think it is far more fair than paying nothing at all. Also, going that route ensures that game companies will (1) make the DRM even worse in a vain attempt to make it "uncrackable" (2) give up on PC games that aren't entirely online based. Though I think it may be too late already. [1]: http://www.adultswim.com/videos/rick-and-morty/ http://www.adultswim.com/videos/rick-and-morty/

WorldWideWayne 11y ago
I bet he's paid Comedy Central for thousands of things that he never even asked for if he's ever had a cable bill. Look at the big picture. We live in a society full of corruption and greed; people are naturally going to "steal" from the big greedy corporations who constantly use their advantage to turn the screws and make society pay for their faulty business plans.
rocky1138 11y ago
Why don't Comedy Central and Netflix have an agreement? Secondarily, thank you for pasting that link. I didn't realize it was available to watch for free directly. I'll watch the ones that are open to me there then.