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w/o piracy MS wouldnt be as big as they're now in my opinion
it is basicaly a marketing expence. companies and artists still try to reach as muny people as possible. when your stuff is being pirited you have reached some level of success. more people use your stuff and talk about it and some will buy you product and/or support.
i have seen some specialized software which made very hard to steal, if micrsoft wanted, i believe they could have prevended piricy of their products long ago.
same with music, someone may download free mp3s introduce the downloaded music to friends and someone will buy it, i see this happening all the time.
plus for the music lovers who go after quality of a sound, 128kbs mp3s simply dont do it.
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