[PlainShane]

I believe in options. Pirate some software then purchase those which I am earnestly appreciative for.

Most consumers do not pirate software/music/video. Only a small portion of people actually pirate. A fraction of users out there are knowledgeable enough to understand what bittorrent is, where to go, how to get invited into invite only (the only trackers wroth a dime) trackers, and let alone which clients are even allowed on said trackers. The journey for a simple SBSH program is extremely long unless you have the resources at your fingertips. Again, most consumers just know that to download music they must goto best buy to purchase an itunes card. Yesterday whilst at best buy, I overheard a sales rep talking to a couple about the ipod touch. The couple asked him if it worked on vista. The sales rep turned to the neighboring sales rep and stuttered for a second asking "vista is that program by... by... by..." sales rep #2: "uh, microsoft?" sales rep #1: "yea, this mp3 player works with vista."

Pathetic in our eyes, normal in everyone else's. No, this does not make piracy right, it just makes the perception realistic.

My motto is to support those titles and devs which I believe made the product for someone like myself. I definitely help out the underdog more than anyone. Peace