XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: znu@fake.invalid   
      
   In article ,   
    Lawrence D'Oliveiro  wrote:   
      
   > In message , ZnU wrote:   
   >   
   > > But it's easy to answer the question of who wins from more widespread   
   > > adoption of Windows.   
   >   
   > Not so easy. First of all, you must ask: _legitimate_ adoption of Windows,   
   > or _illegitimate_ adoption? With as many as 50% of the world’s copies of   
   > Windows pirated, that means the market for proprietary software may not be   
   > as big as people assume.   
      
   Even pirated copies of software can help strengthen the value networks   
   that surround it. Indeed, many have noted that Microsoft largely seems   
   to turn a blind eye to developing world piracy, probably for just this   
   reason. They'd rather have people using illegal Windows than legal Linux.   
      
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