No you wouldn't: you just would not have had that software. Your quality of life may have not been the same. But thats life.
Yes I would:
if I had to pay for them all, which is what I said.
Ok so i go to my local white good store and I want to buy a washing machine. Its $1000. I say its too much, I'll pay $300, I might haggle a bit, but in the end if I can't afford it I walk out. I don't come back at 3.00 AM in the morning, back a truck through the front door, take the washing machine, and pay nothing.
And neither do I. Did you read what I wrote at all?
Ultimately, you are using something that someone has spent a great deal of time and talent firstly learning how to create, and then, actually create it, in the hope that they can earn a living.
Let's say you wrote a killer app/game/whatever, and charge $1000 for it. I'm certainly not buying it, but if I come across it on piratebay or something, I might download it.
I spent 5 years earning a professional degree during which I sacrificed earning a living and was supported by my parents. I now charge for my time when someone needs my expertise, and the service I offer lets that client have things and do things they otherwise couldn't. If my clinet doesn't pay, i don't do the work and they don't get what they want. I am not a programmer, but I don't see how they are different to me. Why should you not pay them?
First of all, it depends on the price. If you charged $1000 an hour, I wouldn't request your services in the first place.
I don't know where you got the picture that I don't pay for
anything, but maybe I gave the wrong impression at first, because I do.
this thread confirms what I've suspected: the vast majority of Amigans were pirates, and if you think that didn't play a major part in the platforming failing, you're kidding yourself.
Then how come the PC platform isn't failing? Do you have
any idea how much piracy is going on there?
And I know the pizza analogy was bad, since you provide the ingredients yourself. But how about this one:
Let's say I need a tool for photo manipulation, and I find Photoshop. Looks great, but is too expensive. So I download Gimp instead, which is a free alternative.
Adobe doesn't get my money, and I get the job done. If Gimp didn't exist I would either have to buy Photoshop, or download it illegally.
