Cera Sim Closed

[Damien 4]

Bummer to see them go.. :( They make some of the most realistic helos I fly..-Damien

[mgh 89]

Yup, another developer who didn't budget for piracy (it's a fact of life) in their business model, made the niche market product rather easy to pirate (when I bought the 222 and 412 at SimMarket, just got the download and a text key), didn't get the returns they expected, so decided to blame it on pirates rather than a poor business model/practices.Yes, pirates suck, but your statement is spot on. Many other niche markets still in business (doing well too).

How should it have changed its business in order to counteract thev effects of piracy on its revenue? Don't say increase prices because that would cause its revenue to drop too.

[newtie 533]

How should it have changed its business in order to counteract thev effects of piracy on its revenue? Don't say increase prices because that would cause its revenue to drop too.

Activation would be a good start.

[JSkorna 137]

And when the pirates all share their activations, then what?

[Dougal 165]

Sadly, it's a 'no win' situation for all concerned; developer & punter alike.Baring the pirates themselves of course.

[newtie 533]

And when the pirates all share their activations, then what?

How do you share MAC addresses?

[JSkorna 137]

How do you share MAC addresses?

What do you do when a customer wants to change computers or use multiple computers?

[mgh 89]

One solution would be continuous on-line activation with only one activation allowed at any time. It's messy but....

[CoolP 283]

I think that 'creative solution' already came up at some ends. Feel free to explore the success of it. After that, one can only repeat what newtie said. The main question is how other devs in the same niche are handling the topic.No need to reinvent the wheel on known circumstances.

[Levkov 8]

Well,apparantely they are not closed any more.This smells like a PR stunt

[ZachLW 37]

Well,apparantely they are not closed any more.This smells like a PR stunt

Maybe. I'm having trouble believing pirates caused Cerasim to close. They haven't ran other companies out of business. It just seems like an excuse for having poor sales with a niche add-on that holds an interest level for a smaller group of people.I'm in no way denying the detrimental impact pirates have on our hobby. There's a reason I spend money on every add on I own...

[CoolP 283]

Well, good news for that small business, either way. Welcome back, Cera Sim. :(