Re:Ask HN: To fight or not to fight piracy?
by rick888 on Sunday December 19, 2010 @12:06PM
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I'm not sure what your app does, but you could make it more reliant on your servers and require an account.
The app would be a front-end to your service. So even if someone pirated it, it wouldn't matter because they would need an account on your service.
This is how I've started to structure all of my new apps.
It's funny how people still pirate the hell out of $1 or less apps. One of the main excuses from many pirates was that software was "too expensive".
It seems when app developers meet all of the demands of the pirates, they don't stop. They continue with a new set of excuses. This is a clear example as to why you don't negotiate with criminals. They will just bleed you dry.
The app would be a front-end to your service. So even if someone pirated it, it wouldn't matter because they would need an account on your service.
This is how I've started to structure all of my new apps.
It's funny how people still pirate the hell out of $1 or less apps. One of the main excuses from many pirates was that software was "too expensive".
It seems when app developers meet all of the demands of the pirates, they don't stop. They continue with a new set of excuses. This is a clear example as to why you don't negotiate with criminals. They will just bleed you dry.