As long as there are programs such as Napster and Gnutella and Freenet and about a dozen others, no one but the clueless will actually pay for their MP3 downloads.
I think that the idea of releasing expensive software for free (even if it is stripped down) sets a good precedent for the industry. It's good to see that these previously inaccessable programs will now be available to anyone who wants to toy around with 3D graphics/animation.
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As long as there are programs such as Napster and Gnutella and Freenet and about a dozen others, no one but the clueless will actually pay for their MP3 downloads.
I think that the idea of releasing expensive software for free (even if it is stripped down) sets a good precedent for the industry. It's good to see that these previously inaccessable programs will now be available to anyone who wants to toy around with 3D graphics/animation.