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[-] empireOfLove@lemmy.one 191 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Because in the words of GabeN, piracy (in a 1st world country at least) is a service problem and not a pricing problem. Many things are worth paying for, especially when you are supporting smaller creators, artists and indie game devs. But when heavy-handed DRM's and corporate shovelware and services that actively remove content I pay for makes it a shit experience. I'm gonna just torrent that shit, fuck 'em

[-] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 60 points 1 year ago

But when heavy-handed DRM's and corporate shovelware and services that actively remove content I pay for makes it a shit experience. I'm gonna just torrent that shit

The annoying hurdles are what get me. I've cracked a lot of the games that I own because I hate forced updates, going through an additional client, or being asked to sign in for another service that I won't use.

[-] tuhriel@infosec.pub 12 points 1 year ago

I once had a valid office key... But since I reset my computer to often the amount of "free activations" was used up... There where so many hoops to jump through to re-activate it that it was easier to get a cracked key to activate my office version... That's just sick

[-] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 4 points 1 year ago

That kind of related: when mostly single use software works off of a subscription model versus just being available for purchase.

[-] tuhriel@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago

Jep I hate the, "you don't own anything anymore" mentality... There are some valid reasons to actually provide a subscription, but most of the times it should just be a one time payment

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