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Of course you can, look at the wild success of Steam and iTunes. They've created billion dollar businesses out of being more convenient than the free alternati
by dublinben 12y ago
Of course you can, look at the wild success of Steam and iTunes. They've created billion dollar businesses out of being more convenient than the free alternatives.
These services, and every other retail platform is absolutely in competition with grey and black market competitors. Why do you think the RIAA/MPAA/etc. try so hard to shut them down?
- rhino369 12y agoSteam and itunes are wildly successful because they are easier and cheaper than bestbuy and samgoodie. People who want to pirate can download MP3's and PC games with ease. Some of the most pirated games are on steam. Headphones (sickbeard for music) makes pirating music even easier than iTunes. >Why do you think the RIAA/MPAA/etc. try so hard to shut them down? Because piracy costs them sales. It's still not competition when you take the product without paying for it.