• Toneswirly@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I think Jeff Gerstmann once said “you ha e to be able to compete with free” to combat piracy. Tech companies used to understand this…

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      9 months ago

      it is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it

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      9 months ago

      It’s really not free. Piracy is still a bit of a chore. It’s just less of a chore than juggling a dozen streaming services, shitty and inconsistent apps and playing the whole “what major corporation’s subscription service has the rights for this show?” game.

      They ought to try sucking less.