"I was never going to buy that Mercedes, because I can't afford one. But hey, here's one with the keys in it, I'll just take this one. They aren't losing any money because I was never going to be a customer to begin with".

It doesn't matter if it's tangible or intangible, physical labor went into producing the product and those people deserve to be compensated for their time and effort by those who are using said product. There is a large percentage of pirates who believe that software and other digital goods should be freely available to everybody, because they aren't "tangible" which is why they pirate and then share the content they pirate. Those are the people that cause the most headache for digital content creators, and why all software will eventually be DRM or cloud based. And it is not a victimless theft. You're benefiting from the work of others without compensating them for their efforts. And in a lot of cases those pirates charge access to their servers, so they are not only benefiting from someone else's efforts without compensating those efforts, they're also profiting from it. If the number of people that pirate the content outweigh the number of people that purchase the content, then eventually that content will no longer be produced or updated. Its simple math. Content producers have to find ways of managing those losses somehow in order to continue producing their content. DRM does not prevent all piracy, but it does help to lessen the effects of it. And going to extraneous lengths to keep your pc offline because you think it's safe that way is just creating more hassle for yourself in the long run. If pirates and other hackers want your personal info they can get it regardless of what you do. If you walk through a department store with your credit or debit card in your pocket, that info can be swiped with electronic devices. Motherboards are now being developed that transmit data to satellites directly - no need for internet connectivity.