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Microsoft Sets Value Of Pirated Windows: $1

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the same-as-a-frosty dept.

nick_davison writes "The BBC is reporting that Microsoft has reached a deal with the Indonesian government on pirated software - which is believed to affect around 50,000 government PCs. Under the deal, Indonesia will pay $1 per copy and agree to buy legally in the future. Indonesia's information minister, Sofyan Djalil, said, "Microsoft is being realistic. They can't force developing countries like us to solely use legal software since we can't afford it. They want us to gradually reduce our use of it." Somehow it seems unlikely the same rules will be applied to developing companies and poorer individuals in the United States."

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  1. How about by Doctrinal+Enforcer · · Score: 5, Funny

    An exchange for Schappelle Corby?

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    1. Re:How about by SeventyBang · · Score: 2, Funny


      Let's plan an extraction.

      There'll be two teams: a diversion in the air, break-out on the ground.

      We burn as many one-offs of M$ software most likely to be of interest to them.

      The air team begins dropping the discs for everyone to collect. When the jail staff runs out to get their share, the ground team breaks in and extracts Schappelle Colby.

      Afterwards, Indonesia pays $1 to Microsoft for each of the discs they picked up.

  2. $1... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's still more than the average /. user values it at.

    1. Re:$1... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Windows - the 8-bit operating system.

  3. Does that... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...include tech support?

    1. Re:Does that... by grub · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, and it's a local call too.

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  4. Actually... by CypherXero · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...I think that's the realistic price for ANY copy of Windows.

  5. They got ripped off by saboola · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's at least a dollar more than I paid for it

  6. So by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Twice what it's worth, huh?

  7. TCO by Tribbin · · Score: 5, Funny

    So this explains the MS sponsored TCO researches saying Windows is cheaper.

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  8. well alright then by justforaday · · Score: 3, Funny

    Cool. I just PayPal'd $1 to billg@microsoft.com. I figure we're square now...

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  9. Re:Someone send a memo to the RIAA... by iminplaya · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, well, Britney is easier on the eyes than Bill...or Steve, and she dances better. I'd say she's worth more...to me...for now.

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  10. Use free stuff by Tharkban · · Score: 5, Funny

    I always like to use free stuff.

    GPL - Free as in mine
    BSD/X11/MIT - Free as in not closed yet
    CDDL - Free as in slave labor
    Apache - Free as in complicated
    Microsoft - Free as in stolen

    Did I miss any?

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  11. Huge price drop! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Dang, my old Windows 95 disc was worth $10. Well, that's what a CD-R cost back then. ;)

  12. Don't foget! by Bifurcati · · Score: 3, Funny

    A dollar a day keeps the lawyers away!

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  13. "They want us to gradually reduce our use of it." by glrotate · · Score: 3, Funny

    What? MS wants them to reduce their use of legal software?

  14. there's gold in them thar burners by teknokracy · · Score: 2, Funny

    $1 each? I'M RICH!

  15. Re:So if we pirate enough MSFT software here... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yeah, you wouldn't want to embarass yourself by drawing attention to your character flaws. "I hate Windows because it's cool to hate Windows! I'd happily go down on Linus! Mod me up!!"

  16. 3.1459265359 by notthepainter · · Score: 2, Funny
    Ah, if only the headline of this article was truncated:

    Microsoft Sets Value Of Pi

    Well I thought it was funny...

    1. Re:3.1459265359 by DaCool42 · · Score: 2, Funny

      You missed a digit: 3.14159265359

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  17. Re:They want the money by SUB7IME · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nothing need be 'very true'; true is one of two binary states. Just as you don't say, 'that bit is very 0", you also don't need to say "that observation is very true."

  18. Re:They want the money by TheViciousOverWind · · Score: 3, Funny

    Slashdot Sets Value Of Original Windows: $1

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