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Hollenshead: Piracy is "hidden benefit" when you buy a PC

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Speaking with GI, id Software CEO, Todd Hollenshead, said that piracy is a "hidden benefit" when you buy a PC.

When asked about what PC manufacturers could do to help prevent piracy, Hollenshead replied: "There's lots of things that they could do but typically just they just line up on the wrong side of the argument in my opinion."

"They have lots of reasons as to why they do that, but I think that there's been this dirty little secret among hardware manufacturers, which is that the perception of free content - even if you're supposed to pay for it on PCs - is some sort hidden benefit that you get when you buy a PC, like a right to download music for free or a right to download pirated movies and games."

Full interview through the link.

By Mike Bowden

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