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Title: Why I avoid iOS piracy Post by: HCK on January 09, 2013, 03:00:58 am Why I avoid iOS piracy
As an app developer, saying “I am not a huge fan of piracy” is an understatement. Apple has created a platform on which the cost of software has dropped dramatically, to the point where you can buy the entire top-fifty App Store list for little more than it would cost you to buy a single console game. Thus, when people spend hundreds of dollars on a device (and, often, hundreds more on accessories) and then feel compelled to pirate 99-cent apps, I must admit that I’m more befuddled than angry. Alas, there will never be a shortage of arguments against—and in favor of—piracy. Pundits will continue to point out that it’s illegal and immoral, and proponents will continue to herald it as a form of populist protest against powerful and arrogant copyright lobbies. Inevitably, then, discussions around this topic are rarely fruitful, since matters of morality have a way of being colored by each person’s own bias, and the legal implications of piracy are, on the whole, fairly modest for the average user. Personally, I find the practical consequences of installing pirated software much scarier than the prospect of being sued or prosecuted for copyright infringement. The danger zone One consequence of our increasing use of—and reliance on—iPhones and iPads and the like is that those mobile devices tend to contain an increasing amount of highly sensitive information about us. Like my Macs, both my iPhone and iPad are laden with all sorts of passwords, account numbers, banking information, and just about everything that an ill-intentioned person needs to completely ruin my life. The same applies to the devices that belong to most of my friends and other adult members of my family. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here http://www.macworld.com/article/2023782/why-i-avoid-ios-piracy.html |