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> if this stat is misleading. If they were paying for content, would they be spending 1000% more or 2000% more than 'honest' consumers? I wouldn't say so, the
by antihero 14y ago
> if this stat is misleading. If they were paying for content, would they be spending 1000% more or 2000% more than 'honest' consumers?
I wouldn't say so, the stat is what they are actually spending.
- graeme 14y agoI think he meant, if they couldn't pirate, would they buy even more content than they do now.
- antihero 14y agoThing is that's a projection and a massively wrong one at that - the sort of thing that motivates ridiculous anti-piracy laws too. "Hey we have this demographic that spends lots and pirates - if we can stop them pirating they'd spend EVEN MORE!!! DRM FOR EVERYONE!!!"
- chasing 14y agoYup, that's what I meant.