The ULTIMATE poll on software piracy!

[IdioticBuffoon]

So...according to the polls ... almost 40% of AnandTechers are hardcore software pirates! Hmm...

 

[Farmer]

If this is for a school assignment, then you're gonna get a lot of response bias for asking here.

 

[IdioticBuffoon]

Originally posted by: Farmer
If this is for a school assignment, then you're gonna get a lot of response bias for asking here.

I will try to take that into account ... somehow

 

[JoPh]

fine

 

[StevenYoo]

i'm trying to steer away from software piracy.

however, i still wear the mp3 peg-leg.

 

[kamper]

Originally posted by: PseudoKnight
Music piracy is more confusing. The recording industry's antics have increased my support for music piracy. However, I encourage the purchasing of music by independent artists. But to be clear, as a musician with two different family members having multiple albums, I believe music is something to be shared by everyone and not just those who can pay for it. Obviously reimbursement is important at some level, but music will continue to live in any fashion it can. Music does not need to be a multi-million dollar industry to survive. Artists do not need hundred of thousands of album sales to live sufficiently. And most importantly, the businesses that leech from the artist's creativity do not need my money nor do I want to give it to them. So, what were seeing with music piracy is that hugely popular artists are losing sales while the smaller artists are gaining. So, not only is music piracy okay with my moral stance, but it's statistically having a positive impact on the industry.

:thumbsup:

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
PS: Pirate anythign by Tom Cruise. He's a dingbat.

Yeah, but then what do we do with it? God forbid we should actually watch it :shocked:

 

[JetBlack69]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

Yes, one can argue about things like the prices of some software being ridiculously high

The same can be said about anything, hell look at the price of gas right now. But I would be willing to bet that the people complaining about the price of software have never written any themselves.

Do you think that the people complaining about music have ever been in a band?

Personally, I've written software and was in a band; I pay for all my stuff.

If anything, they make great backups. If my hard drive dies, no problem, I just reinstall all of my software or rip all of my CDs. I don't have to worry about downloading and finding keys.