XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: flatfish99_spmrmv@yahoo.com   
      
   On Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:43:54 -0500, ZnU wrote:   
      
   > 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.   
      
   True.   
      
   When XP was first released Gates visited either China or FSU (I   
   forget which) and "lost" a couple of copies of Windows XP.   
      
   As it turns out, in China, people buy systems loaded with Linux   
   because they are cheaper, and then wipe Linux to install a pirated   
   copy of Windows.   
      
   A little old but it's still happening.   
      
   http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/122473   
      
      
   --   
   flatfish+++   
   Mariana Trench.   
   Desktop Linux doesn't suck, it's just ignored.   
   Here are Linux desktop usage figures:   
   http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/69108   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)