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| Time: 16:19 EST/21:19 GMT | News Source: CNET | Posted By: Andre Da Costa | ||
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Just came from our usual family weekend outing when I chance upon a stall in one of the supermarket here in the Philippines. It was a small shop selling pirated softwares. Curiosity got the better of me so I decided to scan the folders containing the available softwares. Guess what I found - Windows 7 Ultimate (32-bit). | ||
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| #1 By 212699 (222.153.169.80) at 3/1/2009 5:39:16 PM |
| So what's the big deal? |
| #2 By 89261 (68.192.175.246) at 3/1/2009 10:08:22 PM |
| Could someone please tell the author that the plural of SOFTWARE is simply SOFTWARE in the english language. |
| #3 By 212802 (115.147.28.169) at 3/2/2009 9:39:22 AM |
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Only now?! I live in the Philippines and I see stuff like this in every corner of sellers all over the country, not only in supermarkets but out on sidewalks even. Muslims mostly are the sellers (actually all the sellers I've seen are Muslims), and they sell not only the latest software but the latest Hollywood movies as well (more often before they are even shown in local theaters) on DVDs for a mere Philippine Peso equivalent of a US$1 each.
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| #4 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at 3/2/2009 10:54:23 AM |
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#3: Muslims mostly are the sellers (actually all the sellers I've seen are Muslims)
What does their religion have to do with it? Would you distinguish between the Taoists and the Buddhists if you were talking about the same thing going on in China? |
| #5 By 20505 (216.102.144.11) at 3/2/2009 6:03:41 PM |
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Latch, I don't think that the observation is out-of-hand. If I knew that every one selling stolen goods in say Canada was Bahai, I would find that very interesting. It says something about them n'est-ce pas?
I don't believe Marlowe was making a value judgement. |
| #6 By 12071 (203.210.68.145) at 3/2/2009 6:17:50 PM |
| #3 Good on them! Most of those movies are worth roughly $1! |
| #7 By 9264 (69.176.21.30) at 3/2/2009 8:16:31 PM |
| Just like Windows Vista was before release, and XP, Windows 95, probably Windows 3.1 too. It's not exactly shocking news. |
| #8 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at 3/3/2009 8:36:18 AM |
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#5: Of course he's making a value judgement. He's equating Muslims with thieves, otherwise why would he need to point out their religion?
ActiveWin is really giving me the gears today. |
| #9 By 28801 (65.90.202.10) at 3/3/2009 7:45:51 PM |
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Whenever I buy a donut, it’s always from a person from India. Actually, all the Dunkin' Donuts I go to are owned by people from India.
That's not a value judgment, it's an observation. It seems to me that Marlow is pretty matter-of-fact about illegal software being sold and doesn't really suggest that it's good or bad. |
| #10 By 212802 (115.147.3.249) at 3/6/2009 8:40:16 PM |
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Sorry to have upset you Latch but Rxcall points me out clearly. I have nothing against religion; in fact I'm not religious and did not intend to pin the piracy I mentioned on the religion. Some of my best friends and former classmates are Muslims. I just noticed that the women managing/selling these US$1 equivalent DVDs with pirated software and movies are wearing veils and when I talk to them they tell me they are Muslims. In a country where the majority (around 90%) are Catholics women wearing veils in public stand out so I notice that first. For all I know the actual copying (burning) may be done by the Christians or the Jews. :-) This post was edited by Marlowe on Friday, March 06, 2009 at 20:42. |
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