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How Piracy Opens Doors for Windows
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Posted by: Ion Silverbolt
Interesting read on how piracy actually helps Microsoft. Read on.
The proliferation of pirated copies nevertheless establishes Microsoft products — particularly Windows and Office — as the software standard. As economies mature and flourish and people and companies begin buying legitimate versions, they usually buy Microsoft because most others already use it. It's called the network effect.
"The first dose is free," said Hal Varian, a professor of information management at UC Berkeley, facetiously comparing Microsoft's anti-piracy policy to street-corner marketing of illicit drugs. "Once you start using a product, you keep using it."
Read the full article from here.
Posted by: Ion Silverbolt
Speaking as an alternative OS user, I agree fully with this article. If these poor countries did not have an effective means of pirating MS products, they would find another product that did what they wanted for free. Despite popular beliefs that Linux is difficult to learn, It's actually no harder than Windows IMO. It's just different and people in general have no desire to switch unless they have to.
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