This amazes me. What I find more amazing is that there is 1) Not a way to detect and brick these installations and that 2) Apple allows users in the Game Center

This amazes me. What I find more amazing is that there is 1) Not a way to detect and brick these installations and that 2) Apple allows users in the Game Center without associating with a purchased e-mail address (or an alias, for multi person households). The motivation of pirates interests me. I can't see anybody with an iOS device and plan optimizing a 99c expense - surely the motivation would be deeper, and would make some interesting studies. It's not marketing, 9 times out of 10 a pirate is a pirate. It will be a sad day when the quality of apps goes down, because it is no longer a fiscally responsible route.