Piracy in general is a big problem for the IT industry. Pirated copies of software, audio, video and others are as good as the licensed copy. This does make it very alluring to customers to purchase the pirated version rather than the original.
Software companies are implementing more and more methods to combat this problem. The basic plan is to make their software dependent on updates. These updates cannot be availed unless a licensed copy is installed. Some make it so that the pirated version that is installed will fail as soon as it connects to the manufacturers' server.
But is this really the way to go about solving the problem? Will it be financially possible for a software company to produce software and sell it at a cost that would be able to compete with the pirated copies? If this was indeed possible then there will be no need for consumers to purchase pirated material. Also, if the prices are low enough more people will be able to afford to buy the software and thus increase the sales of the product.
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