only a tiny fraction of software pirates would have purchased the game
This is the big one I've always tried to point out. There's no reason to think someone who downloaded a free game would have also purchased the game if the free download wasn't available. That's basic economics.
This is the big one I've always tried to point out. There's no reason to think someone who downloaded a free game would have also purchased the game if the free download wasn't available. That's basic economics.
Free isn't enough to get me to install Origin. The amount of humble bundle unredeemed games I could theoretically own is a testament to that fact.