Would you pay $10 extra for no DRM?

[Rosencrantz]

Tater wrote:

You DO. Any software you buy without DRM has the associated losses to piracy built into the price. Nothing is free. Nothing. Someone pays, or it doesn't happen.

Open source? How on Earth to the devs feed their kids under that model? I'm serious, enlighten me. I'm not a shill for this OSP crap in case you haven't been reading my posts, BTW. I'm not buying because of the possible limitations to me playing (assuming there is ever a fleet boat version since I don't do u-boats).

Hello Tater!

Sorry, but I wasn't talking about having something free, or was I? The question was about extra money, wasn't it? Here in Finland one meal in McD's cost about 6,50 euros. I would not mind pay 10 euros just for that I could eat the very same meal at home. To me UBI's planned DRM model is just the same...


Greetings,
-RC-

[Brag]

Why should I pay for not having something I don't want!

Mafia Guy "Give me your money, or I'll instal DRM in your computer,"

[Nickolas]

Originally Posted by Brag

Why should I pay for not having something I don't want!

Mafia Guy "Give me your money, or I'll instal DRM in your computer,"

because its a double negatory. paying NOT to have something you do NOT want is the same as paying to have something you want .

[jerm138]

That's a loaded question, so I won't answer it.

If I say "No," I could be sending the message that I'm willing to live with the DRM.

If I say "yes," I'm sending a message that I agree with this shenanigans.


Car Dealer: So, you all ready to get into your new car?
Customer: Absolutely!
Car Dealer: Okay then! Let's just fill out the papers... oh... there's one more thing I forgot to offer you...
Customer: Oh? What's that?
Car Dealer: Well, when we came into the office, I asked one of my co-workers to go defecate on your seat and flatten your tires.
Customer:
Car Dealer: But, have I got a deal for you!! For an extra $200, I'll call him up right now and tell him to leave it alone.
Customer:

[Brag]

Originally Posted by Nickolas

because its a double negatory. paying NOT to have something you do NOT want is the same as paying to have something you want .

I'm a notwanting notwanter

[Nisgeis]

Originally Posted by Brag

I'm a notwanting notwanter

I wouldn't be telling the truth if I didn't say I wasn't disappointed in that response.

[jerm138]

Originally Posted by Nisgeis

I wouldn't be telling the truth if I didn't say I wasn't disappointed in that response.

You just blew a fuse in my head.

[tater]

Originally Posted by Rosencrantz

Hello Tater!

Sorry, but I wasn't talking about having something free, or was I? The question was about extra money, wasn't it? Here in Finland one meal in McD's cost about 6,50 euros. I would not mind pay 10 euros just for that I could eat the very same meal at home. To me UBI's planned DRM model is just the same...


Greetings,
-RC-

I meant in general nothing is free, and whatever something costs, it reflect the cost-structure required to produce and sell it at some level.

A non-DRM version entirely defeats the purpose of DRM since it is (presumably) easier to crack. So paying an extra $10 for a second, non-DRM version is fantasy.

Instead, if the OSP scheme actually worked, then they'd have to figure out the difference in revenues with not having OSp, then sell SH5 for as much more as it would take to make the same amount of money. That might be $10, it might be less (hence selling more units), it might have to cost $200, who knows.