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Microsoft Works to Protect Windows XP From Counterfeiters and Software Pirates | |
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| Time: 10:31 EST/15:31 GMT | News Source: Microsoft Press Release | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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As Microsoft Corp.'s new operating system, Windows® XP, is launched today, the company has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting intellectual property from the hands of software counterfeiters. Recognizing that intellectual property is a driving force that fuels productivity and economic growth worldwide, Microsoft's anti-piracy efforts are intended to decrease the negative impact software piracy has on consumers, the software industry and the global economy. According to software industry reports by the Business Software Alliance, it is estimated that 37 percent of all business software applications worldwide are pirated and in some countries that number surpasses 90 percent, ultimately costing the global economy $12 billion annually. | ||
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| #1 By 111 (64.0.72.84) at 10/25/2001 5:52:41 PM |
| Okay, let's see here. 37% of all business software is pirated. And if Microsoft products comprise just 75% of all business software (we know it's probably higher than that), than the piracy is not costing the global economy ANYTHING. It hurts Microsoft. And with programs for the average user averaging at $150, they deserve it. Make software cheaper and more copies will sell. Simple theory. You don't actually believe that a software designer in Europe or Israel or Asia who makes the equivalent of $25,000 a year (with the same quality of life of an American earning $100,000) will spend a proportionate 400% of the American price of software, do you? Get your heads out of the clouds and examine the problem. Stopping it requires understanding and action. |
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