India Windows7 pirates profited 100,000 US dollars for two weeks

According to foreign media reports, since the official release on October 22, in just two weeks or so, pirated Microsoft's latest operating system Windows 7 in India About 50,000 copies have been sold, resulting in an illegal income of approximately Rs. 5 million and approximately USD 100,000.

The low price of 40 to 250 rupees is the most attractive reason for these pirated software. Users who buy pirated copies are not only from the Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, but also from neighboring states and even Nepalese and Bangladeshi users. A local shop owner said that there are more than 200 pirated shops in the Hazratganj business district of lucknow, where you can buy anything.

Genuine Windows7 is priced between $150 and $300, about Rs. 7,500 to Rs. 15,000. Relative to global prices, Microsoft has lowered the price of the operating system in India by about 20%, and the local purchase price is between 6,000 and 11,000 rupees. But this discount is not enough to allow pirated users to switch to the real arms.

A software engineer in Greater Noida, India, said that many service providers and companies in India use pirated software. The reason is that you can also use free pirated anti-virus software.

The police said nothing to combat piracy. "We understand the industry's (piracy) situation in the past few decades, but we can't do anything, unless it's a formal prosecution or media coverage, we can Take action."