To be honest, I didn't even know warez existed for PPC until I saw this thread back when it was first posted. Being the deviant I am, a quick google search led me to some warez sites, and 1 remains on my favorites.
HOWEVER, I came back to this thread today, and read it the first day as well, and decided to check up on how many programs on my phone have been obtained and still-used illegally.
warez- 2
the rest is freeware or I have purchased.
I have downloaded many more warez than 2, and have purchased a few of them; I prefer using the warez site because it is cleaner, has no advertising, and has no sponsors so it is much easier to find what I am looking for, or find something new and unbiased, with reviews from many people. I then proceed to download and install those programs, and usually uninstall them shortly after as I find them unnecessary, like a demo without the nag screen, I suppose. The two that I have on my device right now that I haven't paid for are because they are newly installed. One I installed a couple days ago, and another I installed just tonight. When I have the money, I'll pay for the one I've had for a few days, as I find it exemplary. The other one is nice, but it isn't something I'll get real use out of until school begins again, so if it ends up doing what I need it to do during school, I'll pay for that one too.
In closing, warez and warez-sites aren't THAT bad, it just depends on the people (99%, I'd gather
) I like the warez sites, and I like not being nagged about purchasing something I haven't even begun to try yet, so I'll continue to use it to discover new and great things, but people make these programs because they want to and they enjoy it, and I respect that enough to reward them for their work.