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[-] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

One might argue that software developers deserve to be paid fairly for their work.

That argument falls flat, though, when their products include user-hostile misfeatures like performance-ruining DRM and obnoxious in-app advertising, which pirates remove. By including such misfeatures, software companies are basically punishing their customers for not pirating their products.

[-] MJBrune@beehaw.org -1 points 1 year ago

Why even pirate the game if you don't agree with the mechanics?

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Why make a version without the restrictive DRM and annoying ads if you don't agree with the mechanics of restrictive DRM and annoying ads, you say? Hmm, that's a real puzzler 🤔

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