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<blockquote data-quote="JamesBlond" data-source="post: 5369506" data-attributes="member: 97873">Thanks all for the responses so far!Please don't look over the results until you've taken the survey yourself, if you plan too!I don't have time to copy/paste all the comments so far, but here are the multiple choice results (37 responses so far):How often/under what circumstances do you buy a product that has very&nbsp; similar free version? (Where the free version is not just a quick-start&nbsp; pamphlet or highly crippled software, etc.)18: I buy it if I plan to use it often even if it is almost exactly the same as the free version. 7: I buy it but only if it offers something extra. Ex: better graphics&nbsp; and/or better layout if it is a book; extra features if it is software;&nbsp; etc.4: I buy it in certain other circumstances (elaborate below.) 8: I rarely buy it if there is a free version that is similar. How does software piracy affect your use of pdfs/rpg-related software?9: I never use pirated software. 9: I may try something out that is illegally copied&nbsp; but I almost always buy it if it is useful. 10: I try things out that are illegally copied&nbsp; but I usually buy it if it is useful. 7: I only use a pirated version if I can't buy the official version. 2: I rarely buy anything I can get for free&nbsp; even if the &quot;free&quot; version I have is copied illegally.How does having a &quot;free&quot; version (a version that has 90+% percent of&nbsp; the content, but may lack a few charts or artwork or in the case of&nbsp; software may have a few bonus/non-essential features missing) affect how&nbsp; likely you'll pirate the full/official version?13: I never/rarely pirate anyway so it has no impact. 0: I would still want the full version and expect it for free.23: A free version would let me try it so I'd be much less likely to need a &quot;pirated&quot; version.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JamesBlond, post: 5369506, member: 97873"] Thanks all for the responses so far! Please don't look over the results until you've taken the survey yourself, if you plan too! I don't have time to copy/paste all the comments so far, but here are the multiple choice results (37 responses so far): [B]How often/under what circumstances do you buy a product that has very similar free version? (Where the free version is not just a quick-start pamphlet or highly crippled software, etc.) [/B]18: I buy it if I plan to use it often even if it is almost exactly the same as the free version. 7: I buy it but only if it offers something extra. Ex: better graphics and/or better layout if it is a book; extra features if it is software; etc. 4: I buy it in certain other circumstances (elaborate below.) 8: I rarely buy it if there is a free version that is similar. [B]How does software piracy affect your use of pdfs/rpg-related software?[/B] 9: I never use pirated software. 9: I may try something out that is illegally copied but I almost always buy it if it is useful. 10: I try things out that are illegally copied but I usually buy it if it is useful. 7: I only use a pirated version if I can't buy the official version. 2: I rarely buy anything I can get for free even if the "free" version I have is copied illegally. [B]How does having a "free" version (a version that has 90+% percent of the content, but may lack a few charts or artwork or in the case of software may have a few bonus/non-essential features missing) affect how likely you'll pirate the full/official version? 13: [/B]I never/rarely pirate anyway so it has no impact. 0: I would still want the full version and expect it for free. 23: A free version would let me try it so I'd be much less likely to need a "pirated" version. [/QUOTE]

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