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Comment Re:If I ever see (Score 1) 144

Ah, but what if they offered you a version without commercials for $60 or one with ads all over it for $20 - which would you choose then? (And yes, in this scenario you must only choose one or the other - saying "I would download the torrent for free" isn't what I am looking for as an answer.)

If I was absolutely forced to choose one or the other, I'd go with the $60 ad-free version if it was a great game, or the $20 version if it was so-so. But *really*, I'd grab a torrent if it was just so-so.
 

And as a follow up - have you gotten rid of your television, radio, and internet as well, because they also have ads everywhere. Forget going to the movie theater too - even forking over $12 won't let you escape the ads. (Except for a cool old school theater in my city where they have zero ads or previews, but instead have a real live person playing a pipe organ before they show the feature.)

* Television: Still have it. No cable though. I use it to watch ad-free TV shows that I've downloaded, and Instant-Watch movies from Netflix (I *will* still pay for media if the price is right.)
* Radio: Replaced with ad-free podcasts of all my favorite shows.
* Internet: Firefox with adblock plus.
* Theater: I have my pick of second-run theaters all over my city that will show me an ad-free movie for $3. Some have sofas as seats and serve beer and pizza, too. I do still get the previews, but I like those. Oh, and no kids in the evenings.

I get pretty much all the entertainment I want for much less than I used to pay, and it's (mostly) ad-free. Why would I choose something dripping with ads when there's so much available without?

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