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Originally Posted by blutach  Samuri - that is the risk they must accept (and must have evaluated) with such a price hike.
I'm not advocating piracy of their, or anybody else's material - far from it - but, it will be a fact of life for them (as it already is, I expect). And I think you're right - some potential customers may turn into thieves, for that's what it is (but the counter-argument is that they probably wouldn't have bought anyway). And yes, then the software piracy genie is out of the bottle and you have a whale of a time getting him back in. In reality, he's out for keeps, isn't he?
And such a price hike is liable to make some people angry. I have had discussions on tax rates with people. Many say words to the effect that if the rate were fairer, they wouldn't resort to all sorts of schemes and structures to avoid tax. But they're danged if they'll pay 50% of what they earn in tax, so they do. In SS's case, there will undoubtedly be people who are danged to pay US$115 for a basic decrypter, so they'll find the torrents.
Having said all that, I understand SS is pretty good at licence revocation for torrents etc.
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It is quite unfortunate. Yes, they're good at license revocation, but, it's a pain to deal with. When you're charging nearly double the price literally overnight, there's far more incentive for crackers to target your product. Besides, I'd much rather Slysoft put resources towards cracking disc protections rather than having to deal with anti-piracy crap. But it is where we are likely headed. That being said, I own almost all of their products and love every single one. Would I buy at the new price? I'd like to think I would, but, that's damn expensive even for me...Now, that coming from someone who's a staunch and avid Slysoft supporter should tell you something about the new pricing structure and how people are going to likely react to it I'm afraid.