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A pirated copy isn't a lost sale. Software/music/movie pirates usually fall into very few categories: * never willing to pay for it * willing to pay, not wil
by ihsw 13y ago
A pirated copy isn't a lost sale.
Software/music/movie pirates usually fall into very few categories:
* never willing to pay for it
* willing to pay, not willing to put up with current and known barriers
The first category should never be assumed to be a lost sale, however the second could be assumed a lost sale.
- orik 13y agoI don't think it's a very safe assumption that most of the people are in the first category.
- ihsw 13y agoYou're right, also I never made such an assumption.
- tootie 13y agoYou forgot the category of willing and able to pay for it, but steal it because they can. That is probably 80% of them. Ditto for movies/music.
- jcromartie 13y agoPiracy is easy on Android, and harder on iOS, and the rate of piracy is much greater on Android. The simple explanation would be that Android users pirate because piracy is trivial. Other more nuanced explanations may be that Android users are cheapskates, or hold strong beliefs against paying for software. I'd like to be charitable and assume it's just because downloading APKs is easy.
- vubuntu 13y agoThere is third category * Cheapos. Won't pay for it unless it is the only way to get something that they like. (it's hard to find pirated copies, the risk (legal, malware etc) is high etc)