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âAs long as they are going to steal it, we want them to steal ours.â
--Bill Gates
Microsoft discusses the evils of âpiracyâ
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| Number 1, Software piracy is a serious
| crime. According to Microsoft 'pirated'
| software makes money for other people, and
| in some cases, lots of money. Once again
| we are reminded that serious organised
| crime gangs, like we presume the Triads,
| eagerly await the next version of a
| Windows OS in much the same way they do
| the next shipment of dragon-chasing drugs
| and aphrodesiac Rhino horn powder.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1599547/microsoft-discusses-evils-piracy
Microsoft Determined To Ruin The April Fools Party
http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/01/microsoft-determined-to-ruin-the-april-fools-party/
Ministry takes action on Microsoft complaint
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| Microsoft Gulf yesterday said that a
| criminal complaint which it had filed in
| Qatar led to an anti-piracy raid at a
| store in the country.
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http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=351773&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16
"It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy
than when there's not."
--Bill Gates
Recent:
Tech Pirates Find Safe Port In Indonesia
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| McGuire agrees that Indonesians can and should
| go completely legal, but does not think that
| simply forcing everyone to pay the
| manufacturersâ full price is a reasonable or
| effective strategy. He said he sees two good
| solutions: local pricing and open-source
| software.
|
| [...]
|
| Open-source software is legally free. There are
| open-source equivalents of just about every
| type, from operating systems such as Linux to
| office software like OpenOffice.
|
| Betti Alisjahbana, chairwoman of the Indonesian
| Association of Open Source, said that the
| migration to open-source software would save
| money, as compared to paying for proprietary
| products, such as Microsoft Windows.
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http://thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/tech-pirates-find-safe-port-in-indonesia/352031
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