Falsely Accusing Your Customers Of Software Piracy Is Not A Victimless Crime
Published Friday, October 06, 2006 by Technology Monster | E-mail this post| For much of its lifetime, Microsoft has figured out that it can build an incredibly profitable business on software sales without being too stringent on copy protection techniques. It's nice to think that you can boost your bottom line by turning pirated copies into sales -- but if it also means making life difficult for many legitimate users and weakening your ability to be the defacto platform, it seems like there may be some additional costs that Microsoft hasn't yet factored in. |