The people who don't want to pay for the software (crackers) and spend a fair amount of time removing protection (crackers) and see it as a political statement (some crackers)... these people tell you that software is better after a crack. And you think this is objective? I would be really surprise if as a general case sofwtare stability was enhanced by some 16 year old Jolt cola fiend mucking about in it with his stolen copy of "Soft Ice" ripping out chunks of code he only barely understands. Does that sound like something that would HELP to you?