Pluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing” (08 Dec 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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The ability to change features, prices, and availability of things you’ve already paid for is a powerful temptation to corporations.

  • schmidtster@lemmy.worldEnglish
    46·
    2 years ago

    You would be in the minority, piracy can increase sales because a lot of people see the value after the trial period and pay for it.

    Linky for source of one company.

    • Patches@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      41·
      2 years ago

      That article you linked notes that this is one dev who made a dubious claim.

      “When you see a percent but not a number, it is because the number isn’t strong”. Aka going from 1 sales to 4 sales is a 400% increase and yet extremely unimpressive.

        • Patches@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          21·
          2 years ago

          Actual text also below???

          “A mentor once told me that if you see the percent, it’s because the number isn’t strong. If you see the number, it’s because the percent isn’t strong. But if you see both, that’s when there’s something,” Laborde told GameDaily.

          • schmidtster@lemmy.worldEnglish
            12·
            2 years ago

            So where did the one sale to four come from?

            Another Linky

            How many do you want that corroborate that it increases sales and not cannibalize them?

            • Patches@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              21·
              2 years ago

              It’s just a demonstration that the number isn’t given. That is the weakest example that could show a 400% increase.

              The 2 to 5% Steam Review is also a wild guess.