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by ethank 5230 days ago
Reminds me of http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/08/23/the-frustration-of...

Basically: I wanted to buy a song. It wasn't available. I ended up pirating it and donating money directly to the lead singer of the band.

Or in other words: windowing strategies cause others to make up for the deficiencies of the market reach. If you don't offer a free or paid option, someone is just going to infill it.