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I suspect piracy will become increasingly popular in these countries

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[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I said it wouldn't be negligible. It would be literally zero.

The increased volume in lower income regions is massively less than the lowered revenue in the first world in every case. Regional pricing is "bonus" revenue from low income regions. It does not offset the first world in any way.