Peter Hendrickson writes:
I would expect software prices to drop because everybody using the software would be paying for it.
I don't mean to sound rude or insult you personally, but this is utterly absurd. If everyone is paying for the software then the company would be making even MORE money. Only a fool would want to make less money!! If money wasn't important to these people they wouldn't be in the business of selling software in the first place! Aside from putting a gun to people's heads, the only thing that lowers prices is competition.
It is not out of the question for software vendors to sell two versions of the same software. One is the piracy-free version and the other is the copy-as-much-as-you-can version. I would expect the piracy-free version to be substantially cheaper.
That would render the entire scheme pointless. It only takes _____ONE_____ copy of the software to get out for the whole world to pirate it. andrew