Oh how they lie

From Gamers.com

Piracy seen going up
May 18, 2005 09:39:00

A recent study conducted by International Data Corp (IDC) and the Business Software Alliance (BSA) projects that two-thirds of software in use could be pirated in five years, although a lot of that appears to be based on the devaluation of the US dollar.

More than a third of software used in computers around the world last year was pirated, with the European Union, the United States and Canada accounting for more than half the illegal software, according to the study.
It showed that while the piracy rate globally fell by one percentage point to 35 percent last year, it increased in value to $32.7 billion from $28.8 billion in 2003.

The study covering 87 countries, and based on IDC's data for software and hardware shipments and thousands of interviews, showed that while global software turnover was $59 billion in 2004, the value of software installed was over $90 billion.









ROFL - now come on. I bet they took the FULL suggested retail value! This is how they makei t look like those few people out there that have no honor, ruin it for everyone else. BILLIONS - did ya catch that? Lets see Microsoft Windows XP - wonder how much Dell or Gateway or HP actually pays for that since they can offer computer for $400...hmmm Now look at what we have to pay - about $100 for the upgrade for HOME...hmmm...1/4 of the cost for the OS, I dont think they would even begin to make computers for that. I think they need to re-evaluate those numbers pretty harshly!


Mike

Nascar

Oh what can I say, going around in circles in fun to watch! Exciting end to last nights race. I hope tonights has the same excitement.

Go Dale Earnhardt Jr.!!!
Go Kenny Wallace!! ( he reminds me of me :) )


Mike

See, I am not a total lunatic :) Just needed to voice my opinions right off the bat.

Visit these sites :) - I dont know how to do a list so it is in a message for now.


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OK - list down and to your left :) that was an easy copy and paste from the help files.

Americans

African-American?
Japanese-American?
Chinese-American?
Mexican-American?
any other-American?

GET OUT

No, I am not racist. I am an AMERICAN. If you live in this country, and are a citizen, then you too are an AMERICAN - just a plain old AMERICAN. I know it isnt as fancy, or seperatistic as those other labels, but hey, it has worked for hundreds of years.

Why be ashamed of being an American? Why have to have a seperate label for yourselves? Can we all not get along? Talk about racist! I do not seperate, you do.

Plane tickets are available online for any and all who just dont want to be an American. I am sure as long as you have a special little label with your -American at the end, you can probably get special discounts too....so leave. I have friends of all colors and nationalities, and think of none of them as lesser than I. If they would start pushing labels on themselves, or me, I would never speak to them again.

This is THE greatest country on the planet, it is about time people start realising that fact and stopped trying to undermine it.

Mike

OH yea - for all those companies that seem to have to have spanish on EVERYTHING that is here in America - you can get the hell out too.

OUR LANGUAGE IS ENGLISH - LEARN IT or do not become a citizen!

I wonder if I went to Cuba or Spain if I could live there, get a job, governement support, and never learn the language. I could have everything spoken in English, or I would sue them...yea yea...NOT


P.S. - isnt French the second most spoken language in the world? I dont here french on those business machines. SUE SUE SUE

calling all people

OK here is the deal. I know people in this great country of ours ( USA ) are starving, homeless, dying, etc with no help in site.

WHY?

We can send BILLIONS of dollars to foreign countries to help with their hunger problems, etc. but we cant fix our own?

I am calling on ALL people with any type of income to help out. We can fix this problem, since it seems the "non-profits" that get millions or billion a year can't seem to find the funds to do it.

What if every single person were to give $10 towards a project that would build houses, educate, feed, and just let people live again the way most Americans do?

If you are excited and willing to help, dont bother, we wont ever see a program like this. There are too many people who dont care.

If some of the affluent Americans would do this, then it would get done.

But as individuals, we would be screwed. We would have taxes we never heard of, fees that are extra high, ridiculous costs of materials and labor, and an overall community response of "get the hell out, we dont want those people here".

check this out - http://www.bringingamericahome.org/

Look at all the damn loopholes you have to jump through to try and get something done, that should have already been done.


OH - I think we should start a petition to lower ALL of the governement workers salaries to minimum wage. I figure if they say people can live off of that, then why cant they?

Mike

no I dont hate the government, I think the government is in place to do all of us good. I think that they have lost their way, and as a fellow American I would love to see them get back on track to protecting the people, and not the big businesses!

MPAA sues - people need to wake up

http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20050513MPAASuesTVProgramSwappers.html

OK - read that, then read this.

I have to pay for my cable, then I have to pay more if I want digital, then I have to pay for a more expensive television to view the digital, then I have to sit through commercials that take over 25% of my viewing time away from the show I want to watch, then I have to pay again to get it for my own use in my house on dvd.

NOW - If I am allowed to record the show on my vcr/pvr/dvr/dvdr/records/stone tablets, why am I not allowed to get it from the internet as well?

I 100% agree with copyright laws, and I do not condone stealing in anyway, but I would like someone to explain to me WHY this is so illegal? I record, I watch, I fast forward through commercials. I download, I watch, I fast forward through commercials ( I am guessing you can do that ). Difference?

SEPERATE RANT - kinda same topic

NOW - has anyone noticed the prices for television shows on DVD? I bought MacGyver, Knight Rider, Murder She Wrote all for under $50 each, and some of them were under $30!!! Why do shows cost more just because they have Star Trek in the name? I know the licencing fees etc, but it is still BS. All that could be made up by quantity.

BACK TO ORIGINAL

If I could get JUST the tv stations I want and pay per station, WITHOUT commercials, I probably would. It will never happen because there is too much greed in the world. ( Ever notice how the sat companies say they have so many channels to offer, yet half of them are stupid digital music channels that i have a stereo for..duh ).

So why are they suing? Money? Money? Money? Money? guess those are the only 4 choices I can think of. Lets see, cut everyones salary to minimum wage ( cause the government says people can live on that ), and the problem would be solved.

I solved the entire problem in the movie ( and actually music ) industry in my almighty blog space.

Now where is my paycheck?

Consultation Fee - $1000000000000
Being me - $10000000000000000000000000000000000000
Solving Problem that any MORON could have figured out - $1

Now if people in the United States of America would stand up and stand TOGETHER, bullshit like this would be negated pretty damn quick.

What would the MPAA do if everyone cut there cable subscriptions and didnt go to the movies anymore????? WOW - maybe they would wake the hell up!

Mike

Solve people starving, living on the streets, drugs coming into this country, and all the other crimes - THEN I will understand some of these ridiculous lawsuits. Until then, you can take your almighty selves and shove everything up each others asses, including you "simple lives" consisting of multi-million dollar mansions ( wonder how many people that would feed )


These views are mine and mine only, unless otherwise stated in comments. As stated before I DO NOT CONDONE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT, but I sure as hell think I should be able to retain a copy of a tv show to watch ( aired on tv ) from the internet.

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Wow - I now have a blog - hmmm - I am special now