Quote Originally Posted by Xei View Post
Still doesn't seem fair to me; this philosophy isn't applied anywhere else in the real world. Should I steal cars from the manafacturers, use them for 10 years or so until they're bust, and then decide whether or not to buy another car from the same company?

Paying to find out if something is good it is just a part of life.


And to some extent that is true. In examples like the apple or the car, the business loses something. In piracy, they don't lose a cent on me. I've already stated that I would not have ever bought the game in real life, plain and simple. Seeing it on a store shelf, I would not have even considered it. It wasn't worth my fifty bucks. By pirating the game, the company hasn't lost one penny on me. I was never a potential sale. But, after pirating the game, I've come to discover I actually enjoy that particular genre, contrary to my initial beliefs. Thus my tastes are broadened, and when I see similar games in the store, either from the same publisher or a different one, I'm much more likely to seriously consider purchasing one. Given enough time, they will ultimately profit on me, whereas they wouldn't have before.