An unbiased report I'll bet.

[Wij]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2913139.stm

It may also cure cancer, cause rabbits to fly and create a new sun.

 

[ECA]

Anti-Piracy business funded group says "Piracy is BAD"

shocking.

 

[Embattle]

The research, carried out for the BSA anti-piracy group, revealed that piracy is stunting the growth of software firms worldwide.

Love it

 

[Furr]

I wonder if there has been a study on how companys that use pirated software have increased their buisness, efficiency etc??? I wonder if that would show that more cash and jobs is acutally created due to piracy??

 

[Lester]

Well I don't know about the rest of the world, but it doesn't do me any favours. Don't get me started.

 

[danger]

You see it's..... just a simple fact, when I want some thinnnng and I don't wanna pay for ittt, I fire up Kazaaa, I fire up Kazaa.

 

[Furr]

*gets Lester started*

 

[xane]

 

[danger]

lol that's cool... /me heads off to indoctrinate more American youth

 

[whipped]

I'd love to see an interview with some software developers that have been affected by piracy. They could do it in the companies car park. You know, right in front of the 15 Ferraris

 

[Scouse]

Piracy allowed me to learn enough about sh1tty M$ systems that I earned 60k last year......

........just like all the other contractors I know

 

[nath]

The study was drawn up by analyst firm IDC and found that countries enforcing anti-piracy laws tend to have larger and more creative technology sectors.

Hong Kong has MASSIVE software piracy, they have huge piracy markets where you can buy 5 cd's for 3 quid or there abouts. Afaik, Hong Kong has quite a decent technolocy sector (whatever that means). I mean, don't they have toilets that wipe their own seats (a la Jackass)

 

[Perplex]

Originally posted by nath
Hong Kong has MASSIVE software piracy, they have huge piracy markets where you can buy 5 cd's for 3 quid or there abouts. Afaik, Hong Kong has quite a decent technolocy sector (whatever that means). I mean, don't they have toilets that wipe their own seats (a la Jackass)

Hong Kong != Japan

Jackass visited Japan

The technology sectors in the far east are failing miserably (the design/innovation areas, not the manufacture/production sub-sectors)

 

[nath]

Thought I might be wrong about that

Hong Kong still looks fucking cool though.

 

[Scouse]

Perp:

Hong Kong <> Japan m8

 

[old.Fweddy]

Scouse:

!= = <> m8

 

[Scouse]

/Scouse = teh L00z0r

 

[Gumbo]

Originally posted by old.Fweddy
Scouse:

!= = <> m8

!= == <>

 

[Scouse]

Scouse :mgwhore2: => Gumb

 

[Wij]

Originally posted by Scouse
/Scouse = teh L00z0r

== not =

 

[Flimgoblin]

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