Solution for Most of Piracy in os and office (i hope work)

[anton]

I want to give suggestion to Microsoft.

as you all know that in third country most of them use pirate's software and
some of them are Microsoft products. i live in one of them. Why most of our
people use pirate's product because of the price that using such as windows
and office is too much expensive while most of the advanced system in office
we don't use it fully or we can say never touch it (such as database , link
to web, graph, protection, formula, grammar correction, etc). even in some of
school we use only basic items.

Our interest in IT is big but to us it's a too much expensive to purchase
the original while we use only the basic items in office such as excel and
word the other such as power point, access, and others we don't use it or you
can say never touch it. we can say why don't give variety in office that we
could purchase only excel and word item in cheaper package price ( Word&
excel basic in $XX not in $XXX >.< ) i'm sure if the package with windows XP
at least less than $150 even in third country we could afford it enough ( as
i know if i installed it to 1 computer the os couldn't be pass through to
another computer so we couldn't ever upgrade the computer). As you know our
salary to buy all original item is too big or you could say for me to buy 1
OS and 1 office (est. $400 or bigger than that) is 2-3 month of our salary.
so for software itself i need to save my money for est. 1 year (if i could
save 25% of salary while sometimes i couldn't save more than 15%)

We don't need high tech office. the reason big company as like DELL, HP, and
others don't get a big market in user group in third country is the office is
too much expensive even we get the OS in more reasonable price ( cheaper than
built own pc and buy os ).



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[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Using a computer is a privilege, not a right. Likewise, using the Office program of your choice is a choice, not a right. If you want simple Office applications, use Open Office. It is free, you can install it on every machine ever made in your country, and there is no license violation.

However, justifying piracy by saying MIcrosoft Office is too expensive is a cheat. Owning a computer is not mandatory - owning a windows license is not a right, nor is owning an Office license.

People who try to justify piracy by quoting tired old pricing arguments are just fooling themselves into believing that if something only cost half, or a quarter, or a tenth of their retail cost they are justified in using a pirated copy for which Microsoft receives no money.

Pirates and people who use pirated software cannot justify their criminal behavior - stop trying.

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After furious head scratching, anton asked:

| I want to give suggestion to Microsoft.
|
| as you all know that in third country most of them use pirate's
| software and some of them are Microsoft products. i live in one of
| them. Why most of our people use pirate's product because of the
| price that using such as windows and office is too much expensive
| while most of the advanced system in office we don't use it fully or
| we can say never touch it (such as database , link to web, graph,
| protection, formula, grammar correction, etc). even in some of school
| we use only basic items.
|
| Our interest in IT is big but to us it's a too much expensive to
| purchase the original while we use only the basic items in office
| such as excel and word the other such as power point, access, and
| others we don't use it or you can say never touch it. we can say why
| don't give variety in office that we could purchase only excel and
| word item in cheaper package price ( Word& excel basic in $XX not in
| $XXX >.< ) i'm sure if the package with windows XP at least less than
| $150 even in third country we could afford it enough ( as i know if i
| installed it to 1 computer the os couldn't be pass through to another
| computer so we couldn't ever upgrade the computer). As you know our
| salary to buy all original item is too big or you could say for me to
| buy 1 OS and 1 office (est. $400 or bigger than that) is 2-3 month
| of our salary. so for software itself i need to save my money for
| est. 1 year (if i could save 25% of salary while sometimes i couldn't
| save more than 15%)
|
| We don't need high tech office. the reason big company as like DELL,
| HP, and others don't get a big market in user group in third country
| is the office is too much expensive even we get the OS in more
| reasonable price ( cheaper than built own pc and buy os ).
|
|
|
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| This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
| suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
| the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the
| button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft
| Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.
|
| http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...-22eb55bb1003&dg=microsoft.public.office.misc

 

[Harlan Grove]

Using a computer is a privilege, not a right. . . .

As meaningful and accurate as saying using a programmable microwave
oven is a priviledge, not a right. Hardware isn't licensed, it's sold.
Once legally sold, the buyer does indeed have the RIGHT to use it for
its intended legal purpose. So with respect to hardware, you're dead
wrong.

With respect to OS and other software, use of legally licensed
software is a contractually granted right. I suppose it's possible to
quibble over mere contractual rights being privileges in a
metaphysical sense, but not in a legal sense. Use of illegally
obtained software isn't a right, but neither is it a privilege.

Then there's free software. Use of GPLed software is a right subject
to license terms. Read the GPL if you need confirmation.

But you probably mean this in the metaphorical sense, akin to society
allowing one to continue living makes life a privilege rather than a
right. Thank God I live in a country with a constitution that takes
the opposite viewpoint.

However, justifying piracy by saying MIcrosoft Office is too
expensive is a cheat. Owning a computer is not mandatory -
owning a windows license is not a right, nor is owning an Office
license.

Well, it would be if MSFT didn't have a track record of caving in on
product pricing in countries in which piracy is rampant and the
government has shown well restrained zeal in enforcing software
license terms. Given the Thailand example of a few years ago, there's
some tipping point beyond which MSFT is willing to sell stripped-down
versions of its software for huge discounts. Wide spread piracy with
tacit governmental approval HAS worked in the past in a few countries.
The OP isn't necessarily irresponsible advocating the same in his/her
country.

If the majority of people in a given country want to ignore software
licenses, it's their right (in the natural law sense, though it's
likely a violation of civil/statutory law). At that point, it's MSFT's
right to cease selling their software in that country and demand WTO
sanctions against that country.

People who try to justify piracy by quoting tired old pricing
arguments are just fooling themselves into believing that if
something only cost half, or a quarter, or a tenth of their retail
cost they are justified in using a pirated copy for which
Microsoft receives no money.

Deliberate piracy is self-serving. That doesn't mean that software
license pricing is rational or fair. Fair = 'what the market will
bear' is subject to the negative feedback loop of piracy.

Pirates and people who use pirated software cannot justify their
criminal behavior - stop trying.

One person's criminal . . .