It's really quite boring, actually. My employer requires software to get its business done. They use a vast array of proprietary and open source software and throw teams of business and software folk at it. The open source stuff gets contributions through this system (as does the proprietary) and everyone may benefit from it (unlike the proprietary). As in my initial (obviously poorly thought out and rushed) post, somebody wants the work to get done, they're willing to pay for that work, they take the benefits and (where possible) contribute the results to everyone else without expecting compensation. As with any business, there are lots of times when this isn't possible, but one can see that 'free' is of great benefit without big impacts to "making the world go 'round".
I often pay for apps and software in general (especially the 'free' stuff), usually because I believe that those products are valuable. The people who run those projects are mixed between those who expect compensation and those who are probably going to keep at it anyway. I personally don't understand why people would bother 'pirating' mobile apps, as there are so many that each do the same thing, if someone's trying to stitch you up by over-charging or micro-payment trickery, you'd just move on to the next one, surely? If people are going to the trouble of 'pirating' on the platform under discussion, I can't imaging them doing so for any reason other than directly annoying the author or otherwise being treacherous. Or perhaps just because they can? You are never going to get money from these consumers of your product, so why bother crying about it?
Plenty of folk are enjoying the spoils of their efforts on the platform (either monetarily or they're just having fun doing it), so it appears that this situation is one of a poor value proposition so there will be less genuine customers, because genuine customers won't wait for compensation to become reasonable and have moved on.
So, you're entitled to money just because you developed something? No. It should all be free for everyone and you will get paid by those people who wanted it originally. Why did Life of Brian get made? Because George Harrison "wanted to see it". No other reason. Someone wanted it done and paid for it. Everyone else benefited from this desire, and they were able to sell some copies here and there, but it was not through a sense of entitlement to someone else's money that paid for the work to be done.
I was only thinking on Dvorak-like remapping of the keyboard to improve Swype speeds and reduce incorrect word suggestions (i, o and u are next to each other, for example). Funny how the world works...
How does this alleviate bullying, again?
I assume that the 'deanonymized' data would not be shown for most people, but it must be for the site owner (apparently), so even if it's not hacked and exposed, the site owner is now a target for social engineering or direct manipulation or even bullying
"I've seen it. It's rubbish." -- Marvin the Paranoid Android