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goatforce5 on Dec 8, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Is it ok to use warez software at a startup?

You'll be giving out paid versions of your startup's product to those who can't/won't be paying for it, right?

eggbrain on Dec 8, 2010 [–]

I actually would not be totally against this (although of course having a paid user would be better). Would you rather have someone use/pirate your product and later possibly buy it (when they can't live without it/have more money/etc), or use a competitors product (or an open source product) and never look back?

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