The figure doesn't account for the bootleg copies of XP pro it only stipulates that 19% of 500 Million PCs only (500,000,000 X 0.19 = 95,000,000) are assumed to have legal copies of Windows 98, 98SE and ME.
The bootleg copies of Windows XP Pro are considered illegal copies and aren't included in the tally although there exists many copies not just in the U.S. but in China, Malaysia, Paskistan and Russia (A.K.A as CIS) where the pirates make the most traffic in illegal software distrobution and resale. This is not only due to the fact that Microsoft and Adobe charge very high prices for the software they produce and ship which peope in these countries can't afford but software piracy for resale creates the perfect source for funding terrorist and anti-American activities abroad against the U.S. Software piracy voids the licenses, EULA and tech support that legally purchased software provides for the user. I make it my practice to never install more that 2 copies of software from a single source CD onto another PC unless explicitly stated. I know that with the exception that Microsoft's MSDN Library subscription is not a single license which allows you to install as many copies of the Library on many PC's as you like even share it on a network since its mostly development documentation and resource reference material. See MSDN Subscription Licensing http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/licensing/default.aspx Marc Sims Technician I Technology Services Prince George's Community College 301 Largo Rd. Largo, MD 20774-2199 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wednesday, April 06, 2005 >>> On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 08:40:40 -0400, you wrote: >According to the Washington Post an independent research firm IDC >19 percent of the worlds 500 million computers installed with some >version of >Windows are still running Windows 98, 98SE and ME. That's 95 million >PCs >according to the research firm. > Does this account for the 17 million bootleg copies of XPpro that's installed on those 19 million computers? Sir Hugh of Bognor -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about problems: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unofficial Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://winhome.wavijo.com/
