The Economics of Piracy
Reader Anonymous Coward the younger sends in a link to an article up at
Mises.org on the market functions of piracy. The argument is that
turning a blind eye to piracy can be a cheap way for a company to give
away samples — one of the most time-proven tactics in marketing. The
article also suggests that pirates creating knock-offs might just be
offering companies market feedback that they ought to attend to.
(Microsoft, are you listening?)
