Take the 2-minute tour ×  Where I come from software is
considered something you can get for free (same goes for movies,
etc.) The willingness not to pay for software is quite strong.
It is putting me off, that people would rather go through hoops
and risk legal issues than to pay a small amount of money for a
piece of software. This attitude is somehow embedded in the
society. I'm just trying to understand the situation.  What do
you think is causing this? Why won't some people pay for
software even if it's cheap and they use it every day?
share|improve this question  closed as not constructive by Glenn
Nelson, GlenH7, Eric King, MichaelT, Justin Cave Feb 5 '13 at
17:11   55 mln active users on Steam. Doesn't seem as making
people pay is as hard as you put it. –  vartec Oct 3 '12 at
15:18  23 Answers 23  I think part of the issue is that when you
bootleg software, movies, etc. you only deprive someone of a
potential sale. The person selling the goods is no worse off
than if you had simply done without it. W