[A2k] BSA Says 41 Percent of Software on PCs Worldwide is Pirated

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

All,

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See: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30699735/

(May 12, 2009)
According to statistics from the Business Software Alliance (BSA), 41
percent of all software installed on PCs worldwide in 2008 was pirated.
The resulting financial losses were estimated to be US $53 billion.  The

level of piracy around the world increased slightly from 38 percent in
2007 to the current figure for 2008 of 41 percent.  BSA CEO and
president Robert Holleyman said that while the percentage of pirated
software is lower in the US than anywhere in the world, it is still a
significant problem because more software is sold in the US than
anywhere else, which means that "the US has the highest single dollar
loss."

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