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After a brief absence - the computer that he wanted to rest and has seen fit to hang back on-line to comment on a fresh news that fits what perfect ring of a chain of reflections that I am working on for some time.

" Campania full of pirate merchants. Microsoft says it has conducted a series of checks. According to him the highest rates of illegal activities are in stores Avellino. "

some time now, Microsoft sends his "Mystery stopper" around the computer stores in Italy. These agents of the company's Redmond retailers who ask for quotes for the purchase of a PC by taking information about the software to be installed.

Apparently Bill Gates has got his hands in his hair when he learned that a dealer in Campania on two of abusing his programs, installing pirated copies.

I believe that the information is optimistic because it took place only in the capital city.

just go in any store near Naples to see that in 90% of the budget of a PC does not install Windows or Office, which are loaded with illegal copies, and then at no cost.

now all have become accustomed. But this obviously does not do the right thing or emulate.

But I do comes from a consideration.

Suppose Mr. Rossi needs a PC for themselves and their children. Internet, word processor, a spreadsheet to keep their accounts under control, etc..

Enter a store to buy a PC and displayed in the preventive Microsoft Windows XP Home OEM to 90 euro plus 155 euro for Microsoft MS Office Standard 2003 in the Italian version of "Education" (in practice the for Students and Professor of Microsoft Office 2003 Standard exclusively reserved to students, teachers and families with older students. The license allows the use and installation of software at home and / or school but not in work environments). Almost € 255

software. Our

Rossi will start a sort of pilgrimage among the various shops in your area to see who sells it to him without it. There are two possible frameworks: the market is like today and then find who's installing a pirated copy of both the software at no cost and buy them the Pc.

The market is what Microsoft craves: All shops selling genuine software.

Mr. Rossi wherever he goes will offer those fateful 255.

And here might take another scenario.

The consumer wants the best possible product at the lowest price possible, and faced with an outlay of 255 euro solicit alternative solutions. If I were the seller is asked which of these alternatives suggest what software to write, have a spreadsheet, presentations, create web pages OpenOffice.

The price? €

Zero. You open source software for the average user does everything that can make the Microsoft Word or Excel.

Which operating system would suggest the distribution of Mandrake Linux. Cost? Zero €. Among

€ 255 of the Microsoft solution and the cost of freeware solution, choose what Mr. Rossi? But this should

to Microsoft?