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Re:Ask HN: To fight or not to fight piracy? by rick888 on Sunday December 19, 2010 @06:22PM (#2022813)
"If proprietary software made more effort to prevent unauthorized copying and use, it would really drive adoption of FOSS."

You would think so, but it never does. Mostly because proprietary apps usually do a better job with support, easy of use, and general features.

Photoshop is still king even though GIMP has been free for many years.

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Re:Ask HN: To fight or not to fight piracy? by bendmorris on Sunday December 19, 2010 @09:21PM (#2023109)
I'd wager that Photoshop is also one of the most frequently pirated applications of all time.
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