The company that produces ABC, the spreadsheet program that is XYZ's main rival in the marketplace, is well known for taking legal action against people who have copied ABC illegally. XYZ is very difficult to copy illegally, because a sophisticated anticopying mechanism in the program must first be disabled. Many people who purchase a software program like XYZ are willing to purchase that program only after they have already used it. The number of illegally reproduced copies of XYZ currently in use exceeds the number of legally reproduced copies currently in use.
The company that produces XYZ, a computer spreadsheet program, estimates that millions of illegally reproduced copies of XYZ are being used. If legally purchased, this number of copies would have generated millions of dollars in sales for the company, yet despite a company-wide effort to boost sales, the company has not taken available legal measures to prosecute those who have copied the program illegally.
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain why the company has not taken available legal measures?