Years ago I used to have a lot of problems with software being so loaded down with anti-piracy code that the program would either take forever to load or not load at all. That's when I thanked the pirates out there for their hard work. I was able to download "cracked" versions of the programs that would actually work and load in seconds compared to minutes. And every program/game that I ever bought had that sealed EULA that tells you once you open the seal you can't return the program. So I bought a game/program that don't work and my only recourse is what? Can't return it....
Same thing goes for CD's. I can't remember how many CD's I've bought that wouldn't work because of the DRM. Sony anyone? What recourse to you have at that time? Helllllooooo Pirates! Thanks for being there when I needed you.....
And then there's the games/programs you paid good money for that was just pure trash, not worth even $1. I got so tired of getting crappy games that I finally learned to download the program/game from a pirate site first just to see if it was worth paying for.
And I really hate buying a CD only to find that it only had one or two songs out of 14 that were worth listening to. It got to the point that I would download the CD on a pirate site just to see if it was worth buying or not. That was pretty much solved with being able to buy only the songs you like over the internet.
-Tinman57
This is why the shareware model works so well -- you get to try it before you buy it.
