Why is piracy so successful in software ?

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Published on 2010-06-03T19:12:03Z Indexed on 2010/06/03 19:14 UTC
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Hello,

I can't even remember a software that can't be cracked.

Why don't developers put more time in security, I'm sure that this problem can be solved with not so many effort ?

Thank you.

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