But, if 1 million people want them, that is a big cash flow hit. I'm troubled by the piracy issue in a big way. Any system developed to track billing will be a hot target for piracy. And knowing computer gamers, they will not only discover a way, but spread this new method to all of their friends, over the net. As a publisher, I am in deep trouble in this scenario.
Revenue sharing is also a huge issue.
What if it is unfair. Where do the steps occur. Mr Cox is incorrect in his example of Macromind Director as being necessary to own to display multimedia documents. Developers who purchase director may distribute a product in run-time form only without charge from Macromedia. You do not need director to view, say, a Virtual Vegas CD ROM any more than you would a short demo distributed over the net.