The last company I worked for before starting a startup did pro-audio stuff. Their stuff, generally, was cracked the same day it was released and estimates wer

The last company I worked for before starting a startup did pro-audio stuff. Their stuff, generally, was cracked the same day it was released and estimates were that at least 80% of users weren't paying for the software. If you get popular enough, it tends to come back to haunt you. I think one solution, as mentioned a couple times in the thread is to work on software for rich niches.