>If they're taking the time to pirate the app and use it then it's presumably worth something to them. There is no dispute that they see the value in being abl

>If they're taking the time to pirate the app and use it then it's presumably worth something to them. There is no dispute that they see the value in being able to use the software. The question is at what cost? In economics terms, pirating costs the person too (time to find a working crack+frustration+malware risks+no updates/support). If a person chose to pirate it, it means that all those costs they have to pay by pirating have to be perceived to be less than the cost to get a software license. In rare cases it might not be true, for example, people in third world countries might not be able to pay, or people who have the habit of doing that. But that, in general, I believe is true. I think it explains a lot how people don't generally pirate movies and music nowadays. Streaming and buying it legit is the lesser cost to pay. People pirate $1 games because people who have time to play games often have a lot of disposable time, including time figuring out how to pirate games.