I have no reason to believe that it's any different here in Taiwan. Most
Taiwanese people -- and all expats for that matter -- download nearly all of
their software -- and music -- before even considering to buy it:
[via Foreign Policy]
| $3.7 billion | Amount of money Microsoft has committed to spending on technology and investment in China over the next 5 years [link] |
| 421 meters | Height of the largest Windows Vista ad bought by Microsoft, projected on the side of the Jin Mao tower in Shanghai [link] |
| $295 | Price for a basic, legal copy of Microsoft Vista in China [link] |
| $1.30 to $4.00 | Price of a pirated copy of Microsoft Vista on the street in China [link] |
| 244 | Number of genuine copies of Microsoft Vista sold in China in the first two weeks after its launch [link] |
| 86% | Percentage of software on Chinese computers that is pirated [link] |
| 70% | Percentage of software on Chinese government computers that is pirated [link] |
| $3.8 billion | Estimated software losses to piracy in China in 2005 [link] |
3 comments:
Glad to have found you via Asiapundit...
Added you to the blogroll today...
Greetings from GZ...
Lonnie, I actually just started reading your site. Ran into it via the controversial "Greedy, Superficial Bloggers" post at Doubting to Shuo.
I've been really busy of late, but I will add the link ASAP.
Have a good one.
Robert