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Comment What does that even mean? (Score 1) 1115

Failed because of piracy?
There number of factors that contribute to the overall success or failure of a creative work are vast, and affect each other in an endless variety of ways.
At no point can you say that something failed because of piracy.
Maybe it didn't sell well because it was crap, or too expensive, or poorly marketed, or whatever. Maybe that increases the significance of piracy... or does it decrease it? It's impossible to know, but even if you did it's still just one factor in a sea of other factors.

Comment Gullible would be an understatement (Score 2, Insightful) 312

... and tells them that Microsoft has detected a virus on their PC

Believing that Microsoft knows or cares if your machine has a virus is flat out ignorant. Being okay with the idea that Microsoft could monitor you is even worse.
Never mind shelling out hundreds to an stranger for doing nothing -- how many people are really so dense?

Comment Re:Forensics (Score 1) 202

I think it has potential uses, but its usefulness is wildly exaggerated in the article:

Such information could help prosecutors place a suspect at the scene of a crime, or prove the innocence of the accused.

Evidence that places someone in the general area of a city/region does not place them at the scene of a crime. Also, given the ease at which it can be manipulated, it certainly doesn't prove anything either.

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