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Just because 70% of people pirate the software doesn't mean that 100% of them would have bought it.
by rome 16y ago
Just because 70% of people pirate the software doesn't mean that 100% of them would have bought it.
- bialecki 16y agoRight, that's why I said 30k/yr might become 60-80k/yr, implying that of those 70% maybe 40-80% would actually buy it if they couldn't pirate it.
- rome 16y agoIt's a number that may be impossible to account for. Heres a study concerning illegal music file sharers, it turns out that they spent more money on music than people who don't share music illegally. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/illegal-downloaders-spend-the-most-on-music-says-poll-1812776.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/illegal-downloade... Just like radio (play for free) increases album sales for record labels. This suggests that "lost sales" may mean a product that is not worth buying to some.