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[–] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They're not entitled to your money.

[–] FabledAepitaph@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah. The risk of piracy is just the cost of doing business, imo. If you want less piracy, all they have to do is improve price and ease of access. But they've already run the numbers and determined that the current price point is where they will see maximum profit. It's like they've approved the "theft" themselves haha