Bob Caswell - Latest Comments in Report: For Every $2 Spent on Legit Software, $1 Goes To Pirateshttp://bobcaswell.disqus.com/Media consumer, tech enthusiast, and bloggerenTue, 15 May 2007 11:57:21 -0000Re: Report: For Every $2 Spent on Legit Software, $1 Goes To Pirateshttp://bobcaswell.com/2007/05/15/report-for-every-2-spent-on-legit-software-1-goes-to-pirates/#comment-1186955Just remember to take statements from the BSA with a grain of salt. This is from an organization that wants to consider the money you pay for software as "lease" payments. Their principle member, Microsoft, now claims 235 patent infringements within Linux.<br><br>I don't dispute that software piracy exists. I simply dispute the numbers they post on the impact of it. Most of the time, software piracy increases revenues by exposing people to the software and giving them a chance to learn it before they pay for it.MichaelTue, 15 May 2007 11:57:21 -0000