Blackhearted:

Quote - ive been saying this for years: i think a much better approach to counteracting piracy is to offer your customers a quality product backed up by excellent customer service. it builds customer satisfaction and loyalty, and customers will want to buy your products.

QFT.  Customer service can't be stolen while being a derriere of a vendor coughEAcough will drive people to pirate your things just because they hate you.

Quote - the entire 'my product has been downloaded 10,000 times, sells for $15, so i have lost $150,000 in revenue' is an idiotic fallacy because it assumes that each of those people would have actually rushed to the store and purchased your product had it not been available as warez.

I can't disagree with that either.  People usually have a higher standard of things they have to buy than they do of things they can get free.  And on rare occasion it works the other way.  There are a few people out there who will buy after they try.  I don't agree with their actions but I also recognize there is a tiny fraction of people that do that.

Acadia, the OP also came off a little harsh and accusing.  Frankly I also thought he was using this event as an excuse to advertise.  I don't know what he sells, but part of me also doesn't care too much to find out.

WARK!

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