What do you all think about piracy? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Pirated and OS software are different things, obviously. But would you prefer one over the other? I'm thinking of switching to both OS software AND pirated software. Just want opinions and tips from this community.

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[-] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 6 days ago

Further to your point about Adobe: their market position is such that they'd probably rather you pirate their software than not use it at all

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