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I think everyone is making good and bad points:

1) Piracy is bad! Period. There are no good things that come from piracy.
2) Piracy existed before comics, the internet or even the western civilization. Some people "steal" because they can. Other "steal" as they feel they have no other options.
3) Like it or not, at one point or another all major titles will be available digitally. Then the issue will be "how can they charge $3.99 for a digital version of a comic I can get in the store?"
4) Industries must evolve or die. I remember Cassette Tapes, BetaMax, 8-Tracks, 45's and 78s. Digital Music Players revolutionized the industry. Piracy kicked in and the industry adapted. Now Tablet PCs are doing the same for Books, Magazines, Comics and Newspapers. Piracy has kicked in and it is time for the industry to adapt.
5) I don't have a Tablet PC yet, but I have scaled my comics budget in half! It will be a while before I can afford the tablet I want so in the mean time, the comics industry will just have to work harder to get my money. When I have enough to buy my tablet of choice in a few months ... whichever publisher is on board is going to get most of my attention.
6) I am still going to buy floppies, but a very, VERY select few floppies a month.
7) Fans have other legal avenues for comics as well, say iFanboy, Around Comics, 11 O’clock Comics and Alt3red Egos to get their comics quota.