Attached Link: http://www.linuxmagazine.com/content/view/41/112/

Oh, very well....it's common knowledge -- but some won't believe until it's shoved under their noses.

Sometimes, even that's not good enough.

*But the boom in computer sales has also led to an explosion of software piracy. The Business Software Alliance estimates that pirated software accounts for 95 percent of all software in China a country where a workers average annual income is$ 1,000.

Up until recently, that rampant software piracy has largely gone unpunished. But as a result of joining the World Trade Organization( WTO) and adopting new rules targeting piracy, the Chinese economy is now faced with potentially massive licensing expenses running into the billions a grave financial liability that could up-end Chinese prosperity. As a result, Beijing is eager to sever its reliance on Microsoft and other foreign products, and is strongly investing in its domestic software industry.*

Despite its best efforts, Microsoft is quickly becoming unpopular within China, as it resorts to legal action to combat piracy. It has received hostile responses from the local media when suing Chinese companies over the sale of pirated software.

I can provide tons more examples, should you require them.

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