A world where people pay for software
Software has no marginal cost. You can make something that&#x27;s used by untold millions of people. Even if many people pirate enough people won&#x27;t for you to recoup your development cost and then some.<p>Software is easier to produce, sell, and distribute than any physical product. You don&#x27;t have to worry about warehouses filled with unsold inventory. You don&#x27;t have to worry about quality control and returns. It still blows my mind how much easier it is to run a business that deals with bytes instead of atoms. The OP talks about software having no copy protection, but Amazon sells DVD players and cordless drills for $30. Imagine for a second how hard it is to compete with that. Competing with Google or Microsoft or some startup is a walk in the park in comparison.<p>In software the hard part is making an excellent product. And let&#x27;s face it, that&#x27;s where most people fail. It has nothing to do with monetization.