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For the 1st few years I had an amiga the only original software I had is what came with my amiga. As I got older and my income grew I started to buy software for 2 reasons:
1). Hackers/crackers as often as not would screw up the software with thier lacklusture "skills"
2). I found that I can appreciate a game more, and give it more of a chance when you've shelled out your hard earned money. I also like to have the boxes/manuals/etc. much more than just "soulless" data on a disc (same reason I enjoy my dvd/bluray/games collection more than copies,.... no pride in a collection of data on a harddrive).
I think magazine cover discs and the pd scene played some part in changing my attitude towards theft (piracy) too. I could still have lots of fun without the need to steal from developers.
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