This statistic presents the findings of a survey on the computer software consumption, by paid or free accessing, among computer software consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) from August 2012 to March 2018, in seven survey waves. As of the most recent survey wave, ending March 2018, 29 percent of those who had consumed computer software did so entirely for free.
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Intellectual Property Office (UK), & Ofcom, & Kantar. (July 6, 2018). Was the computer software you consumed paid or free? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291283/computer-software-consumption-by-paid-and-free-in-the-uk/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), und Ofcom, und Kantar. "Was the computer software you consumed paid or free?." Chart. July 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291283/computer-software-consumption-by-paid-and-free-in-the-uk/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), Ofcom, Kantar. (2018). Was the computer software you consumed paid or free?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291283/computer-software-consumption-by-paid-and-free-in-the-uk/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), and Ofcom, and Kantar. "Was The Computer Software You Consumed Paid or Free?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291283/computer-software-consumption-by-paid-and-free-in-the-uk/
Intellectual Property Office (UK) & Ofcom & Kantar, Was the computer software you consumed paid or free? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291283/computer-software-consumption-by-paid-and-free-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Was the computer software you consumed paid or free? [Graph], Intellectual Property Office (UK), & Ofcom, & Kantar, July 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291283/computer-software-consumption-by-paid-and-free-in-the-uk/