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Rainbird on 15 February 2011
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naznatips said:
Rainbird said:
naznatips said:

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Good read, and I definitely agree with your main points. But it seems to me that the article is focusing way more on discussing piracy, its repercussions and the morales people are trying to justify it with, with the PC as the main example (with some stupid accusations and ideas thrown in, because it's Jim Sterling I guess?), rather than trying to convince everyone that the PC market is faultering and nobody is succesful there anymore.

At least that was what I got from it, so for me it seems like you're aiming at a different target than he is here. 

No, Jim is using piracy as a scapegoat for industry problems, and tryingn to get the pirates to take the blame/responsibility for those problems. While piracy is morally objectionable, it's not remotely responsible for major damage to the PC gaming industry, or these publishers and the industry as a whole. Pirates shouldn't be taking responsibility for these problems, because they aren't the ones causing them. 

Agreed, pirates are not the root cause of this issue and treating piracy will not solve it. I guess we're just getting different things from the article, as the morale debate is what stands out in my mind.