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Is piracy really the problem Milly?
You seem to imply Microsoft is losing tons of money. Well, until recently they really didn't have anti-piracy measures and their company has not seemed to hurt in the slightest with profits continuing to soar making it one of the most powerful companies on the planet.

This fact in and of itself shows what a bunch of BS it is when companies like Microsoft (you can lump in record and movie labels here) try to promote their anti-piracy campaigns with BS claims of the billions being lost to piracy.

Piracy is over sensationalized and not nearly the problem these companies would like you to believe. As I stated in my post to that idiot Loverock, if people can't pirate it and can't afford it or refuse to put money into it, then they will usually either do without or find a free alternative. Very VERY few people will pirate because the MUST use this product. So the losses they claim are absurd on every level and not even close to accurate.

And no, don't be an idiot, this is not an attempt to justify theft or piracy. There is no justification. I'm just saying that making your legitimate customers go through this crap and claiming it is doing it because of massive losses that don't exist is also wrong. I'm also saying you need to have a more critical eye when reading news, company, and government propaganda. I haven't used Office outside of the workplace (which has legal copies) for several years now. I have a legal copy of XP pro which has become nothing more than a game console operating system (I like Battlefield 2 and a few other games) but otherwise everything else is on Ubuntu in my home.
My answer to the question of should I pirate or not was simple...upgrade my system to Linux and OpenOffice. happy
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Microsoft gets tough on Office fakers  Loverock Davidson | 10/27/06
Yeah, never mind that it doesn't work correctly.  Zeppo9191 | 10/27/06
And last time I had to be "validated"  zkiwi | 10/27/06
And so the Migration Begins!!!  nucrash | 10/27/06
Doubtful  Loverock Davidson | 10/27/06
Do you pay for your copy of MS Office?  nucrash | 10/27/06
Word  richvball44 | 10/28/06
Where there's a Bay and a Nova,  nix_hed | 03/23/09
Why?  HerbieHightower | 10/27/06
Nothing secret about it.  nomorems | 10/27/06
Re: over $122K since '99  Scrat | 10/28/06
So, what word processor do you use on your Mac?  ajole | 10/30/06
It's no secret that I am a windoze user...  Spikey_Mike | 10/27/06
Well, I'm a Windows User  Leria | 10/30/06
It happens, one enterprise at a time  Too Old For IT | 10/28/06
I wish I thought you were correct.  enduser_z | 10/27/06
All in good time  nucrash | 10/27/06
It's not the job of mainstream media to push OpenOffice  Confused by religion | 10/27/06
They don't hesitate to push Macs...  nucrash | 10/27/06
The only to push a Mac...  Mectron | 10/28/06
Yeah Right!  Ole Man | 10/30/06
Agreed -- the Migration Begins!!!  charlie@... | 10/27/06
Yes and No  DarthRidiculous | 10/27/06
I don't know about open office, but . . .  jlhenry62 | 10/27/06
Help Microsoft succeed?  Shelendrea | 10/27/06
The sky's the limit! (nt)  Zeppo9191 | 10/27/06
How much more successful could they get?  Ole Man | 10/30/06
Microsoft has to do what it has to do to protect...  Spikey_Mike | 10/27/06
Loverock, you are kind of a moron when it comes to social issues...  Stellardyne | 10/28/06
And calling him a moron says what about you???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/06
Yeah...it says I can identify stupidity when I see it... (NT)  Stellardyne | 10/29/06
With Expert Wittnesses, too!  Ole Man | 10/30/06
re:"....millions if not billions of dollars lost ...."  Loggies | 10/31/06
::sniff sniff:: Is that a lawsuit brewing ?!?!  bidemytime | 10/27/06
Well, playing Devil's advocate here...  Zeppo9191 | 10/27/06
No, just sniffing  enduser_z | 10/27/06
State AGs not quite what I had in mind  bidemytime | 10/27/06
File your suit, we all need a good laugh.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/06
To file suit, Microsoft would have to catch me  bidemytime | 10/30/06
Very Intelligent Post  Ole Man | 10/30/06
Office Theft  3D0G | 10/27/06
So, at what point does piracy become a problem in your mind?  Confused by religion | 10/27/06
Relative standard of rightness  slingzenarrowzuvowtrayjissforchin | 10/27/06
What I've always found amaziing is . . .  jlhenry62 | 10/27/06
I never said it was OK to steal  3D0G | 10/28/06
Excellent Message  lketchum | 10/28/06
Is piracy really the problem Milly?  Stellardyne | 10/29/06
If they lost 1 cent to theft, it's too much.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/06
Really No_Ax? Is that how it works?  Stellardyne | 10/29/06
Ranting about Windows in an Office article?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/06
Well, it is safe to assume it has the same technology behind it  Stellardyne | 10/29/06
Oh, and one more thing...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/06
As always you can't read through your obstructed views  Stellardyne | 10/29/06
You're both right!  SherryCan | 10/31/06
you refuse to institute an anti-piracy program?  Ole Man | 10/30/06
So, at what point does profit become plain theft....  Loggies | 10/31/06
Influence Pedling Abramoff Style  mighetto | 10/27/06
7.5  enduser_z | 10/27/06
Cmon, man! I can't believe you forgot...  techboy_z | 10/27/06
Do you have something against international democracy?  enduser_z | 10/27/06
Big Pharma  Jack-Booted EULA | 10/27/06
Whoops!  Jack-Booted EULA | 10/27/06
6.5  KTLA | 10/27/06
Hey - its working Preston Gates and Ellis is disbanding  mighetto | 10/27/06
3.0  KTLA | 10/28/06
Any corporation caught with illegal copies . . .  jlhenry62 | 10/27/06
Well stated!  SherryCan | 10/31/06
You don't have to use M$ Office  pmajon | 10/27/06
"only difference"  KTLA | 10/29/06
You're right Open Office Wins!  hoozafrizitz | 10/30/06
I'm tired of your tirades  Linux Geek | 10/27/06
"I'm tired of your tirades" LOL  zmud | 10/27/06
You have no life.  Grayson Peddie | 10/29/06
Get a life  Dave_Friedel | 10/30/06
It's only news because it's Microsoft  carmilevy@... | 10/27/06
No need to steal!  Kobashrer | 10/27/06
Problem is...  techboy_z | 10/27/06
This is what I don't understand about ABMers  NonZealot | 10/27/06
Something we can agree on.  enduser_z | 10/27/06
Anyone whois a pirate  mikeholli | 10/28/06
Well, let's hope  DarbyOhara | 10/29/06
Anyone whois a pirate  mikeholli | 10/28/06
I Don't Know What Microsoft You're So Cozy With  Cardhu | 11/11/06
Anyone whois a pirate  mikeholli | 10/28/06
The pirates ye have always.  Hugh G. Rection | 10/28/06
Happy Birthday Bill Gates!  Loverock Davidson | 10/28/06
Very appropriate  Hugh G. Rection | 10/28/06
Scorpio eh? Figures, a...  Linux_Fanboy | 10/28/06
The great OGA advantages  owidder | 10/29/06
Sad stuff  mlf1970 | 10/29/06
Sad that scum steal? Yeah, your right.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/29/06
Blah blah blah  mobrien_12@... | 10/29/06
Theft by any other name.  Kobashrer | 10/29/06
Microsoft Digs In and Cuts its own throat in the process  Evisscerator | 10/30/06
Not exactly..  ITCowboy | 11/07/06
I doubt that Ramon would agree  Cardhu | 11/07/06
Microsoft Digs In and Cuts its own throat in the process  Evisscerator | 10/30/06
Does this affect anyone that's either not a business or stupid?  superbus | 10/30/06
Not the point  ITCowboy | 11/07/06
Not enough information to decide  jdubow@... | 10/30/06
piracy  cesproles@... | 10/30/06
um how come microsoft gets to scan my computer, willy nilly.  roddic | 10/30/06
Ummm No..  ITCowboy | 11/07/06
If it bothers you..  Gregory.J.Bradley@... | 10/30/06
same-old same-old  dlandrum@... | 10/31/06
Just one thing  ITCowboy | 11/07/06
Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed  Cardhu | 11/07/06
Who Cares???????  baylors | 10/31/06
I just read something I don't believe!  marty_mathieson@... | 10/31/06
well..  ITCowboy | 11/07/06
**** microsoft & all of USA Kapitalism!!!  DonYan | 11/02/06
Talk About Rabid Stereotyping ....  Cardhu | 11/03/06

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