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Re: M$ IL latest craze
On Sat, 29 May 1999, Amos Shapira wrote:
> > You shoud understand them. The software piracy rate in Israel
> > _is_ really high, and it's not good. Criminals.
> >
> > > what do they want?
> >
> > Money. Let's face it: Microsoft is a falling company, it will
> > die in 5 or 10 years.
With $80 BILLION to back them up.. they are not going to fall, die,
or even blink. Unless Bill decides to purchase Kosovo, NATO bombing
included. </sarcasm>
I don't see how stopping the migration to Hebrew would
help Microsoft's interests in Israel. Instead of buying the upgrade
to Windows XT 2050, people will run their old NT 4.0 and Windows 9x boxes.
In my book, that's Microsoft *losing* money. What option is better,
selling X, profiting 900% or so on it, and have some potential Y pirated
-- or -- selling 0, profiting 0 and having nothing pirated.
This reminds me an old on-going debate on the use of MP3s.. it's a
paradox. If there is an artist that has a very old and rare album that's
totally unavailable, how can he be losing money if someone pirates it.
That so-called money would have never reached him, since the product is
unavailable "legally".. (artist == M$, rare album = Heb. Windows XT 2050)
Long live Linux, for being available, free, and non-centrally controlled.
-- Dudu
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