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Re:Ask HN: We found a cracked version of our software on the... by gtvwill on Friday January 13, 2023 @04:32PM (#34374180)
Lol everytime I read this argument I think of the software VirtualDJ. It was notorious for being the DJ software to use about a decade and a half ago as pirate copies were everywhere! Fast forward to today and you can read post after post from ex pirate user that's now a paid user. VirtualDJ have one of the more expensive software licenses on the market in that sector too. I wonder if many other software companies have had similar experiences?
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Re:Ask HN: We found a cracked version of our software on the... by fsloth on Friday January 13, 2023 @04:40PM (#34374267)
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Re:Ask HN: We found a cracked version of our software on the... by ilyt on Friday January 13, 2023 @06:00PM (#34375112)
I'd imagine most of that is out of annoyance of dealing with pirate version or just them finally being able to afford it as it is now part of their job.

I feel like easiest way to monetize apps like that would be free noncommercial license. Want to DJ your school party ? Go ahead, as long as nobody pays you it's fine, and if someone does, well, now you have money for license.

You're also building potential user base, when everyone can play with your software without limits many will pick it when they will do something commercial

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Re:Ask HN: We found a cracked version of our software on the... by crtasm on Saturday January 14, 2023 @05:14PM (#34384664)
Yep, VirtualDJ has a free version. It doesn't let you use a hardware controller though.

https://virtualdj.com/products/virtualdj/price.html#comparis...

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