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Offline Kosh

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1/3rd of Australian software pirated?
on: December 11, 2005, 09:48:59 am
http://www.theage.com.au/news/breaking/third-of-australian-software-pirated/2005/12/09/1133829749740.html



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The biggest culprits were Vietnam which topped the list with a piracy rate of 92 per cent, followed by China at 90 per cent, BSA said in the study which it commissioned research firm International Data Corp to carry out.

Indonesia had the third-worst record with 87 per cent of software illegally downloaded. Thailand took fourth spot at 79 per cent.


I'm not surprised one bit by that part.
"The reason for this is that the original Fortran got so convoluted and extensive (10's of millions of lines of code) that no-one can actually figure out how it works, there's a massive project going on to decode the original Fortran and write a more modern system, but until then, the UK communication network is actually relying heavily on 35 year old Fortran that nobody understands." - Flipside

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Offline Fragrag

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Re: 1/3rd of Australian software pirated?
Reply #1 on: December 11, 2005, 09:54:27 am
Heh, Indonesia, never been prouder of my own country  :D
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Offline BlackDove

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Re: 1/3rd of Australian software pirated?
Reply #2 on: December 11, 2005, 10:21:01 am
YARR!

Good for them.
 

Offline IceFire

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Re: 1/3rd of Australian software pirated?
Reply #3 on: December 11, 2005, 10:53:23 am
You wonder how they figure these things out....
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Offline Windrunner

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Re: 1/3rd of Australian software pirated?
Reply #4 on: December 11, 2005, 11:16:40 am
Quote from: IceFire on December 11, 2005, 10:53:23 am
You wonder how they figure these things out....

they imagine a percentage number and stick by it through thick and thin
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Offline Annorax

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Re: 1/3rd of Australian software pirated?
Reply #5 on: December 11, 2005, 11:59:32 am
Either a d100 or they're monitoring the P2P and CD-R shops.
 

Offline Martinus

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Re: 1/3rd of Australian software pirated?
Reply #6 on: December 11, 2005, 12:05:00 pm
Five out of three schizophrenics agree.
 

Offline Kosh

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Re: 1/3rd of Australian software pirated?
Reply #7 on: December 11, 2005, 09:59:16 pm
It is really easy to buy pirated software/movie here. There are lots of people pn the street who have a few CD's with them. Then, if you are interested, they will take you to their homes where they have huge collections of pirated stuff.
"The reason for this is that the original Fortran got so convoluted and extensive (10's of millions of lines of code) that no-one can actually figure out how it works, there's a massive project going on to decode the original Fortran and write a more modern system, but until then, the UK communication network is actually relying heavily on 35 year old Fortran that nobody understands." - Flipside

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Offline an0n

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Re: 1/3rd of Australian software pirated?
Reply #8 on: December 11, 2005, 10:01:31 pm
Or a gun and the wallets of the last 20 people to be so stupid....
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Offline Nuke

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Re: 1/3rd of Australian software pirated?
Reply #9 on: December 12, 2005, 03:16:32 am
Quote from: Maeglamor on December 11, 2005, 12:05:00 pm
Five out of three schizophrenics agree.


schizophrenia is not multiple personality disorder, get your mental illnesses right damn it!

i want to see piracy at 100%!
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Offline Black Wolf

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Re: 1/3rd of Australian software pirated?
Reply #10 on: December 12, 2005, 05:17:28 am
Arrr! :arrr:
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