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0 pointsksk9y ago0 comments

>Because DRM is decreasing sales, not increasing them.

Based on what?

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> Based on what?

Based on crippling the product for those who pay for it. I.e. there will be those who will simply skip it because of DRM altogether.

In addition, some skilled pirates will remove DRM and provide that product without crippling for everyone else, and there will be those who otherwise could buy it, if it would have been DRM-free, but because it's DRMed they will pirate it instead.

The bottom line - DRM means lost sales.

kskOP9y ago

So the answer to my question, as best as I can understand, seems to be "Based on my opinion". Is that correct?

shmerl9y ago

No, that's not correct. It's based on research how DRM reduces sales. An opinion on the other hand is the idea that crippling products increases sales. That's exactly what was called digital Lysenkoism.

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shmerl9y ago

> Based on what?

Based on crippling the product for those who pay for it. I.e. there will be those who will simply skip it because of DRM altogether.

The bottom line - DRM means lost sales.

kskOP9y ago

So the answer to my question, as best as I can understand, seems to be "Based on my opinion". Is that correct?

shmerl9y ago

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