On 5/22/2012 5:26 PM, Michael Madigan wrote: > There are almost no legitimate copies in the Far East. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kurt Wendt<[email protected]> > To: ProFox Email List<[email protected]> > Cc: > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 4:51 PM > Subject: RE: Win XP Pro SP1 Version 2002 > > Nicholas - you really don't know? > > I think it was a buddy of mine from Pakistan - told me he goes into > these stores - and you can get almost ANY SW - and they burn a copy onto > a CD for you - SUPER Cheap - and they even have Copies of books - and I > saw one - it was like a paper back book - a BIG book - but, the pages - > they were like Newspaper print! Really strange indeed. > > So - no - I don't think he means people steal it - but, rather - they > get it free or super cheap - but, in the end - its kinda the same thing. > Other countries don't have the same issue w/SW Piracy that we have here > in the USA (Not sure where you are located) - but, more and more ARE > Cracking down - even in China! > > And - of course - you know that Microsoft has a whole division that goes > on MAJOR Busts to stop trafficking of illegal SW - and they work with > the FBI and do Stings. I read about it a while ago - and I think there > were big Sting Ops going on at that time in Mexico! There exists REALLY > BIG Operations and money made in illegal software sales!
Michael is right about this--China has HUGE software piracy. How much they're cracking down today, I don't know, but I know his statement was pretty accurate according to older reports. -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
