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97% piracy?
Why is th BSA/MPAA/RIAA so concerned with piracy in America when the most blatent violations occur overseas? In countries like Russia or China, you can openly buy pirated copies of software/music/movies in stores.. and no one seems to do anything about it.

SELLING pirated content FOR PROFIT is a much more heinous crime than downloading a song for personal use.
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And where is the budget version for US schools?  DonnieBoy | 09/27/04
But Americnad demand the right to pay full price!  B.O.F.H. | 09/27/04
Not scared, just aware  amicus_curious | 09/27/04
Man, you live in a dream world.  DonnieBoy | 09/27/04
Linux is a sort of unix  StorageGuru | 09/28/04
Linux is doing a lot more than cannibalize Unix and keep Windows out.  DonnieBoy | 09/28/04
Unix losing money by the ton  StorageGuru | 09/28/04
RUN MICROSOFT, RUN!!!!  itanalyst | 09/27/04
how fragmented is xp now - 5 versions?  V Sanders | 09/27/04
IF they allowed optional installs - would only need ONE version  V Sanders | 09/27/04
It is truly a shame that the USA is falling behind in tech.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/27/04
Just history repeating itself.....  Laff | 09/27/04
Thanks to Microsoft Sufficating the U.S. Tech Industry  claytonmuhler | 09/27/04
MS is finding Linux indestructible.  Laff | 09/27/04
Most of the world?  Salman Pak | 09/27/04
Missed a few announcements - did ya  TrustMe_z | 09/27/04
Oops, you blinked.. it's now 4% and overtook the MAC  Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/27/04
Hardly that  StorageGuru | 09/28/04
yeah right  V Sanders | 09/27/04
What happenned to: "we can't unbundle anything"????  shawkins | 09/27/04
Reducing functionality  Anton Philidor | 09/27/04
oh yeah, linux:fastest growing OS in history is wrecking competition to win  hipparchus2000 | 09/27/04
"fastest growing OS in history"?  Anton Philidor | 09/28/04
One of the technology "givens" taught to CS majors.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/27/04
shawkins, That was the LIE they told the courts...  Plain Logic | 09/27/04
What's really a shame...  Spoon Jabber | 09/28/04
How long is the rest of the world going to pay?  crocd | 09/27/04
Problem is, they weren't paying  Anton Philidor | 09/27/04
Read the post  crocd | 09/27/04
Okay, but what's the connection?  Anton Philidor | 09/27/04
Not really gloating speculating..  crocd | 09/27/04
Business pricing  Anton Philidor | 09/27/04
Marketing is a science  amicus_curious | 09/27/04
Woe there sonny...:)  Laff | 09/27/04
Whoa is me; keeping 95% of the market  Anton Philidor | 09/27/04
It's better than jail...  Patrick Jones | 09/27/04
Most of the World?  IT_User | 09/27/04
Actually that's the sick part -- he'll remain the richest man..  DigitalKid | 09/27/04
doesn't bother me  DemonX | 09/27/04
Actually, without the value of MS stock, he would not be anywhere near.  DonnieBoy | 09/28/04
Mr. Bill has cashed some $40B  StorageGuru | 09/28/04
How about Red Hat?  Spoon Jabber | 09/28/04
97% piracy?  d_jedi | 09/27/04
No control thats why they pirate  crocd | 09/27/04
That's why..  d_jedi | 09/27/04
Piracy is good for Microsoft. They don't want you to use Linux.  DonnieBoy | 09/27/04
Limited XP is the tool pirate  voska | 09/27/04
Yes, they are desperate to limit exposure to Linux  DonnieBoy | 09/27/04
Bottom Line: MS Trying to Sell A Commodity At Luxury Prices  brenthawkinsmd | 09/27/04
Ubiquitous does not mean commodity  amicus_curious | 09/27/04
There is a lot more to the Anti Windows/MS concept  Laff | 09/27/04
The question is..  d_jedi | 09/27/04
Just curious...  Michael Kelly | 09/27/04
Well..  d_jedi | 09/27/04
wow you tried twice and failed. hint try preinstalled from Walmart  hipparchus2000 | 09/27/04
His point is very valid..  Brasonte | 09/28/04
And of course...  Spoon Jabber | 09/27/04
The difference is..  d_jedi | 09/27/04
just buy preinstalled  hipparchus2000 | 09/27/04
Umm.. no  d_jedi | 09/27/04
Actually...  Spoon Jabber | 09/29/04
justlinux.com  Linux User 147560 | 09/27/04
And where is it written?  StorageGuru | 09/27/04
So are you saying that someone who purchases  Laff | 09/28/04
Another Sheep Responds  brenthawkinsmd | 09/27/04
Using caps doesn't make it so  StorageGuru | 09/28/04
Sorry but gotta disagree here  Linux User 147560 | 09/28/04
You miss the point by a mile  StorageGuru | 09/28/04
US Schools Subsidizing Microsoft's Illegal Dumping in Russia  claytonmuhler | 09/27/04
And there is the future  FilledOut | 09/27/04
WinXP Starter edition is total junk!  doh123 | 09/28/04
looks like RUSSIA OEMS give consumers a choice  V Sanders | 09/28/04
only the russians -- pls  dark8eyes | 09/28/04
That's about what it is worth!  Spoon Jabber | 09/29/04

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