As long as pirated wares are so accessible, piracy will continue. This will continue regardless of price tags, release dates, quality of the product being pirated and the chance of not getting caught. Theft has always been 90% opportunity and 10% intent. Can you blame companies for more stringent DRM and legal measures being implemented, I can't. The blame for this rests SOLELY on the individual pirating the goods. As for all the excuses such as price tags and release dates for the pirating; It essentially comes down to this, someone doing the wrong thing and making pointless justifications to make the wrong look right. It's still wrong. Next thing I'll hear is "I pirate games because welfare payments are too stingy and finding a job is too hard for me". What a bunch of "world owes me somthing" useless individuals...Here's a tissue...