Thanks for your post. You make some interesting points.

That “double standard” is actually the point I was trying to make, maybe poorly written- that yes, I feel that taking something you don't pay for is stealing, but the industry has committed its share of wrongs, too. Just because one is wrong doesn't make the other right. If I buy food from the grocery store that turns out to taste nothing like advertised, I'm not going to start pilfering food from the store in the future, or look around before I buy it, and, if nobody is looking, start wolfing it down to see if I like it. But that is really a personal choice. I happen to think it is wrong. Your mileage may vary.

With very few exceptions, I don't buy games until I've read several reviews and talked to others who have played them, too, so I don't get suckered and have the bad taste in my mouth that you do from your bad experiences.

I commend you if you're buying the games after you try them and find that they are at least adequate, but there are too many people who don't do that, once they have the pirated version.

Although I don't agree, your comment does raise some good points. Thanks again for stopping by.