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Piracy has existed since the dawn of time
People I know (ahem) have actually NEVER paid for any OS, NEVER paid for Office apps, NEVER paid for security apps, and SELDOM paid for games - yet they have had computers since the beginning. Its viewed as a challenge - to match wits with the software companies and defeat them at their own game. The Chinese are different because their COMPANIES pirate software, whereas mostly private citizens pirate in the USA. Netscape ALMOST survived by giving their software away for free for personal use, and selling it to corporations. This paradigm works well, and if the Chinese followed it, we would be grumbling, NOT SCREAMING about how they are ripping us off.
Posted by: Roger Ramjet   Posted on: 02/08/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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China  abc_123 | 02/07/05
Ok, you are so smart, you tell us all about China.  DonnieBoy | 02/07/05
After reading the article...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/07/05
here is my 2 cents  abc_123 | 02/07/05
If you want to stop piracy in China, you need MS to help.  DonnieBoy | 02/07/05
Only Microsoft?  rapson | 02/07/05
No, but....  nucrash | 02/07/05
But how?  rapson | 02/07/05
Those China Experts  dan@... | 02/07/05
Good explanation!  TechType | 02/07/05
Is everyone blind???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/07/05
I agree, except..  Patrick Jones | 02/07/05
Maybe, but at some point there will be no choice.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/07/05
china has sufficient dollar reserves to do that anytime  hipparchus2000 | 02/07/05
China's Teacher  The King's Servant | 02/08/05
Chickens coming home to roost  Sunny Jalolly | 02/07/05
Knowing now what you know now...  The King's Servant | 02/08/05
The software industry will lose...  Anton Philidor | 02/07/05
No, all industries lose.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/07/05
The average Chinese person can't afford it...  TechType | 02/07/05
In this day and age...  BitTwiddler | 02/07/05
Working with China very nearly bankrupted our company.  JonathonDoe | 02/07/05
Jon, your tale is one of hundreds..  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/07/05
Big bulky Beaucracy, every other thing illeagle? Piracy is the easiest!  GreatInca | 02/08/05
Hmmm, "taking down China"  dan@... | 02/07/05
China can cripple the US tomorrow if required, but they havent  hipparchus2000 | 02/07/05
Big difference between hard ball and failing to honor contracts.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/07/05
It's not that bad... only $1.9 billion a day.  B.O.F.H. | 02/07/05
I think that many have missed the Chinese threat.  The King's Servant | 02/08/05
Piracy has existed since the dawn of time  Roger Ramjet | 02/08/05
Screaming about China buying technology  akpenguin | 02/09/05

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