In Malaysia WinXP for $1.50 to $6.00!!!

[GrumpyMan]

It seems that they may have a slight pirating problem in Malaysia. I hear they are selling full versions of the corporate version for $6.00 or the beta for $1.50. Seems kinda weird to have to pay $300.00 for it here (corporate version). But of course if you want to buy a family license for your extra machines MS will give a $6.00 to $10.00 discount on each one of your machines.

 

[kru]

old news. you could walk into the mall and whole floors would be occupied by shops selling nothing but pirated games and applications. the good news is that they're finally cracking down on them.


the source was really hong kong and taiwan tho'. they supply the pirated goods to pretty much the rest of asia.

 

[GrumpyMan]

Well it may be old news but the reason we have to hassle with that activation crap is because of loose cannons in countries like these. Poor Bill he might have to lay off some of his lawn care people.

 

[rudder]

people pay for Microsoft stuff?

 

[Tauren]

In Singapore, back in the early eighties, EVERYTHING was pirated.

 

[Sluggo]

<< It seems that they may have a slight pirating problem in Malaysia. >>



Depends on whose point of view you are looking at it from as to whether or not its a problem.

 

[ricerx]

On E-Donkey Free

 

[Unclemo]

They are crooks and the US should not allow this rape of our US companies. I myself have made backup copiesof all my stuff... and may have copied programs to my backup PC... i don't see myself as that being bad... just making sure I always have a PC to access my work.

 

[JACKHAMMER]

<< They are crooks and the US should not allow this rape of our US companies. I myself have made backup copiesof all my stuff... and may have copied programs to my backup PC... i don't see myself as that being bad... just making sure I always have a PC to access my work. >>



So it's OK for you to rape U.S. companies as long as foreigners don't ?

 

[j@cko]

WHAT??? You actually pay to get XP? In Canada.. we just download it....

 

[Fraggle]

i read an eye-opening article about this a while back... it cited the percentages of the total software copies that were counterfeit in several countries. I think Vietnam was around 95%, and Malaysia was similar. The US was the lowest with 20% counterfeit. Lots of the copies do come from East Asia, BUT it also cited a huge amount coming from South America.

For what it's worth, I do not endorse the laws that say end-users can't install software that the purchased on the machines they use. I can understand limiting the practice among businesses, but I think it's wrong when applied to individuals. There is a big difference between violating the license agreement and installing on more than one of your machines for your own use, and companies that violate this law along with pirates, as THEY are abusing the lack of preventive measures in order to MAKE MONEY -- hence the term "rape" being applied to them, and not so much an individual. Don't throw stones about this unless you're "free of sin" and you actually read through each and every licensing agreement for the software you install -- by the definition of those that would condemn individuals who perform multi installs, it would be your duty to read through and comprehend all the legal mumbo jumbo and rhetoric contained in the agreements; remember, ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law.