Isn't Game Maker stupidly easy to pirate? I'm not trying to say "you should do that instead!" or any other illegal activity encouragement, but rather... didn't people just pirate it anyways? Kind of like Photoshop, actually.
Either way, now people who want to own it legally without having to pay anything can, so there's that!
Either way, now people who want to own it legally without having to pay anything can, so there's that!