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BSA Claims Half of PC Users Are Pirates

Posted by Unknown on from the gnu-is-a-crime dept.

judgecorp writes "Despite continued pressure on business users to buy legitimate software, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) reports that the campaign seems to be failing. Well over half (57%) of users surveyed in a global survey admit to using pirated software. That's a big increase from the same survey last year — when 43% admitted to using pirated software. The BSA surveyed 15,000 people in 33 countries."

12 of 585 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Underestimation? by j00r0m4nc3r · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cmon, we can do better than 57%

  2. And 43% of those surveyed... by multiben · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... are liars.

  3. You To Can Report Software Piracy by thestudio_bob · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do you know a company using illegal software? Report it now and you could be rewarded with cash!

    "Hi, I reported that my company was using pirated software by clicking the link below. It was easy and I received a cash reward for squealing. Now, I'm recommending it to my friends and family. They too can make easy money by turning in their boss and/or employer."

    What are you waiting for, click on the link below, now!!!

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    1. Re:You To Can Report Software Piracy by rrohbeck · · Score: 5, Funny

      OK I clicked on the link below (it said "Reply to This".)
      Now what? Where is my cash reward?

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  4. This clears me by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 2, Funny

    I use a Mac!

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  5. Re:The BSA should sue the BSA by pecosdave · · Score: 4, Funny

    So in other words we should have the Boy Scouts go all WWF on the BSA?

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  6. Re:Different Approach? by couchslug · · Score: 3, Funny

    They should continue it in order to make using their software suck even more.

    I suggest "anvil-sized, spiked, parallel port dongles painted with necrotizing fasciitis" be required for every closed-source program.

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  7. WHAT'S STOPPING US? by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 2, Funny

    C'mon! Let's get to 100% PEOPLE!

    That'll be just for the attitude of those bastards. ;-)

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  8. Re:Underestimation? by bryan1945 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do you have any idea how many people steal Linux? It is OFF THE CHARTS how many people don't pay for it! It's an epidemic, I tell you, horrifying!

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  9. Re:Underestimation? by FatLittleMonkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cmon, we can do better than 57%

    Now now, they surveyed 15,000 people and worked out that 170 million of them are using pirated software. So that's pretty typical anti-piracy maths.

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  10. Re:Underestimation? by davester666 · · Score: 3, Funny

    They only download it to try it out, then uninstall it and reinstall Windows...

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  11. Re:Underestimation? by rohan972 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Can we drop this "automagically" word? It freaks me out...

    It's the correct word. The installation is done by invoking a daemon.

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