ssk_the_gr8
Make Way the LORD is Here
thanx to our local computer shopwalas, the notion of software being free had been embedded in our minds.(cheap antivirus being the only exception)
now i see people spending 25k -30k on the latest nokia, lg etc. phone and refusing to pay even 50 bucks for an app useful to them.They are willing to waste 500 bucks on a pizza but not 50 on an app and the worst part is the sense of achievement that people feel on doing this - Perfect example was one of my friends who quickly rooted his new optimus and downloaded several pirated APK's , deployed them and was so happy about it. there is absolutely no sense of regret. they simply don't understand that if they pay they'll get better software later, it will help in development.The kind of adrenaline rush that Indians get out of free stuff is hilarious.
So why is it so?
is it because apps/software are not physical that indians dont want to pay for them?
Most Indians don't consider pirating apps as stealing?
or because of the hypocritical and selfish nature of us indians?
What do you'll think?
now i see people spending 25k -30k on the latest nokia, lg etc. phone and refusing to pay even 50 bucks for an app useful to them.They are willing to waste 500 bucks on a pizza but not 50 on an app and the worst part is the sense of achievement that people feel on doing this - Perfect example was one of my friends who quickly rooted his new optimus and downloaded several pirated APK's , deployed them and was so happy about it. there is absolutely no sense of regret. they simply don't understand that if they pay they'll get better software later, it will help in development.The kind of adrenaline rush that Indians get out of free stuff is hilarious.
So why is it so?
is it because apps/software are not physical that indians dont want to pay for them?
Most Indians don't consider pirating apps as stealing?
or because of the hypocritical and selfish nature of us indians?
What do you'll think?