Microsoft Sets Value Of Pirated Windows: $1

Microsoft Sets Value Of Pirated Windows: $1 581

Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday June 09, 2005 @07:23PM from the same-as-a-frosty dept.

nick_davison writes "The BBC is reporting that Microsoft has reached a deal with the Indonesian government on pirated software - which is believed to affect around 50,000 government PCs. Under the deal, Indonesia will pay $1 per copy and agree to buy legally in the future. Indonesia's information minister, Sofyan Djalil, said, "Microsoft is being realistic. They can't force developing countries like us to solely use legal software since we can't afford it. They want us to gradually reduce our use of it." Somehow it seems unlikely the same rules will be applied to developing companies and poorer individuals in the United States."

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How about (Score:5, Funny)

by Doctrinal Enforcer ( 886607 ) writes: on Thursday June 09, 2005 @07:26PM (#12775157)

An exchange for Schappelle Corby?

$1... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday June 09, 2005 @07:26PM (#12775163)

That's still more than the average /. user values it at.

Does that... (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday June 09, 2005 @07:26PM (#12775168)

...include tech support?

Actually... (Score:1, Funny)

by CypherXero ( 798440 ) writes: on Thursday June 09, 2005 @07:27PM (#12775169) Homepage

...I think that's the realistic price for ANY copy of Windows.

They got ripped off (Score:5, Funny)

by saboola ( 655522 ) writes: on Thursday June 09, 2005 @07:28PM (#12775174)

That's at least a dollar more than I paid for it

So (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday June 09, 2005 @07:28PM (#12775176)

Twice what it's worth, huh?

TCO (Score:5, Funny)

by Tribbin ( 565963 ) writes: on Thursday June 09, 2005 @07:30PM (#12775203) Homepage

So this explains the MS sponsored TCO researches saying Windows is cheaper.

well alright then (Score:4, Funny)

by justforaday ( 560408 ) writes: on Thursday June 09, 2005 @07:30PM (#12775204)

Cool. I just PayPal'd $1 to billg@microsoft.com. I figure we're square now...

Re:Someone send a memo to the RIAA... (Score:3, Funny)

by iminplaya ( 723125 ) writes: on Thursday June 09, 2005 @07:34PM (#12775236) Journal

Yeah, well, Britney is easier on the eyes than Bill...or Steve, and she dances better. I'd say she's worth more...to me...for now.

Use free stuff (Score:5, Funny)

by Tharkban ( 877186 ) writes: on Thursday June 09, 2005 @07:36PM (#12775251) Homepage Journal

I always like to use free stuff.

GPL - Free as in mine
BSD/X11/MIT - Free as in not closed yet
CDDL - Free as in slave labor
Apache - Free as in complicated
Microsoft - Free as in stolen

Did I miss any?

Huge price drop! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday June 09, 2005 @07:39PM (#12775270)

Dang, my old Windows 95 disc was worth $10. Well, that's what a CD-R cost back then. ;)

Re:Does that... (Score:4, Funny)

by grub ( 11606 ) writes: <slashdot@grub.net> on Thursday June 09, 2005 @07:46PM (#12775329) Homepage Journal

Yeah, and it's a local call too.

Don't foget! (Score:4, Funny)

by Bifurcati ( 699683 ) writes: on Thursday June 09, 2005 @07:54PM (#12775391) Homepage

A dollar a day keeps the lawyers away!

Re:$1... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday June 09, 2005 @07:55PM (#12775408)

Windows - the 8-bit operating system.

"They want us to gradually reduce our use of it." (Score:3, Funny)

by glrotate ( 300695 ) writes: on Thursday June 09, 2005 @08:03PM (#12775481) Homepage

What? MS wants them to reduce their use of legal software?

there's gold in them thar burners (Score:2, Funny)

by teknokracy ( 660401 ) writes: <teknokracy&telus,net> on Thursday June 09, 2005 @08:13PM (#12775563)

$1 each? I'M RICH!

Re:So if we pirate enough MSFT software here... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday June 09, 2005 @08:33PM (#12775723)

Yeah, you wouldn't want to embarass yourself by drawing attention to your character flaws. "I hate Windows because it's cool to hate Windows! I'd happily go down on Linus! Mod me up!!"

3.1459265359 (Score:3, Funny)

by notthepainter ( 759494 ) writes: <oblique AT alum DOT mit DOT edu> on Thursday June 09, 2005 @09:52PM (#12776300) Homepage

Ah, if only the headline of this article was truncated:
Microsoft Sets Value Of Pi

Well I thought it was funny...

Re:3.1459265359 (Score:3, Funny)

by DaCool42 ( 525559 ) writes: on Thursday June 09, 2005 @10:09PM (#12776411) Homepage

You missed a digit: 3.14159265359

Re:How about (Score:2, Funny)

by SeventyBang ( 858415 ) writes: on Thursday June 09, 2005 @10:49PM (#12776672)

Let's plan an extraction.

There'll be two teams: a diversion in the air, break-out on the ground.

We burn as many one-offs of M$ software most likely to be of interest to them.

The air team begins dropping the discs for everyone to collect. When the jail staff runs out to get their share, the ground team breaks in and extracts Schappelle Colby.

Afterwards, Indonesia pays $1 to Microsoft for each of the discs they picked up.

Re:They want the money (Score:3, Funny)

by SUB7IME ( 604466 ) writes: on Friday June 10, 2005 @02:37AM (#12777757)

Nothing need be 'very true'; true is one of two binary states. Just as you don't say, 'that bit is very 0", you also don't need to say "that observation is very true."

Re:They want the money (Score:4, Funny)

by TheViciousOverWind ( 649139 ) writes: <martin@siteloom.dk> on Friday June 10, 2005 @09:01AM (#12778929) Homepage

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$1... (Score:5, Funny)

Does that... (Score:3, Funny)

Actually... (Score:1, Funny)

They got ripped off (Score:5, Funny)

So (Score:3, Funny)

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Use free stuff (Score:5, Funny)

Huge price drop! (Score:1, Funny)

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Don't foget! (Score:4, Funny)

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"They want us to gradually reduce our use of it." (Score:3, Funny)

there's gold in them thar burners (Score:2, Funny)

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3.1459265359 (Score:3, Funny)

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