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Microsoft Sets Value Of Pirated Windows: $1
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."
Since when has Microsoft ever gone after individuals for using pirate versions of Windows? Yes, they go after individuals that put it up on file sharing networks, and they use copy protection to make it harder to pirate in the first place, but I've never heard of Microsoft raiding someone's apartment for just using a pirate version of Windows (unless maybe they're running a business out of their apartment, but then MS would be raiding a business not an individual).
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> An exchange for Schappelle Corby?
It would be better if they executed her, or cut off her hands or something.
Because if they were to let her go, the level of outrage would subside and no changes to the status quo would be forthcoming.
Australia would be in a far superior ethical position on this case, except for the fact that Australia hasn't legalized marijuana either. In fact, you can get 20 years to life in Australia for 4kg of pot too.
This is a problem, because it makes the case nothing more than a pot (the cooking kind) calling a kettle black.
The Corby girl is fading from the headlines already. She may end up being Australia's Mumia or their Peltier, but her case won't bring about a revolution, a war against Indonesia, or legalization of marijuana in either country.
The screams of the Australians are falling on my deaf ears, because Australian people are also supporting the big lie that marijuana is as dangerous as heroin and tobacco, and must be banned lest society collapse.
The countries that act on this belief should be averse to show such a weakness, in my opinion. You're so scare of a plant that you must devote a significant part your law enforcement resources to stopping its existence? What country is comfortable displaying that kind of irrational fear and weakness to the world?
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