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OFFICIAL DATTEBAYO POLL: ARRR You a Pirate? [DONE]

2008/10/02

OFFICIAL DATTEBAYO POLL: ARRR You a Pirate?

UPDATE: POLL IS DONE THANKS

All hands on deck! Dattebayo is taking a tally on pirates and we kindly request your saaaarvicesssss. This poll deals specifically with pirating software. We might do a poll on media piracy later on, stay tuned. Despite the content of this poll, rest assured that no personally identifiable information about you will be collected. Your responses are completely anonymous and your answers will not be used against you in any way. Please keep that in mind as you answer the questions below.

You do not need to be a software pirate to be valuable to the poll! Everyone can answer.

1. Do you pirate software?

Yes
No

2. If yes on #1: How often do you download pirated software on average?

Once a week or more
Once a month
Once every 3 months
Once every 6 months or less

3. If yes on #1: How difficult is the process of pirating software (from downloading it, to using it)?

Trivial - I always succeed
Somewhat Easy - I usually succeed
Somewhat Difficult - I sometimes succeed
Very Difficult - I rarely succeed

4. Given a choice of source for obtaining software, which would you choose?

Pirating from free/questionable source (torrent, edonkey, etc)
Buy for cheap from questionable source (pay trackers/'cheap software' sites etc)
Buy direct from publisher if available for immediate download.

5. Assume you can download from anyone as fast as technologically possible.

When it comes to payment choice when obtaining the software, would you:

Pay full price up front
Pay full price in monthly installments (e.g. rent-to-own)
Pay a monthly fee only when you need the software (pay-to-use)
Pirate it anyway.

6. How do you feel about companies that attempt to lock down their software?

Good for keeping the n00bs away
Despicable
Pointless - it'll just be cracked anyway and frustrate legit users
Acceptable protection

7. How old are you?

8. (Optional) Any comments on software piracy? 500 character maximum.

Thank you, mateys. NOW GET BACK TO WORK.