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Re:Ask HN: We found a cracked version of our software on the... by creeble on Friday January 13, 2023 @04:12PM (#34373940)
It was called "the WordStar effect" in the 80s. Your marginal loss to pirates is nothing compared to the incremental effect of becoming a standard.

Not always effective for all applications though.

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