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> Microsoft actually sold those > 1 billion copies of windows. No, it didn't. A very large portion of those 1 billion copies were pirated.
by w1ntermute 14y ago
> Microsoft actually sold those > 1 billion copies of windows.
No, it didn't. A very large portion of those 1 billion copies were pirated.
- bjg 14y agoSources for either side?
- w1ntermute 14y agohttp://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2010/02/windows-pirates-encouraged-to-install-security-updates/1 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/... MS itself says here (from 2010) that about 1/3rd of all installs are pirated.
- clarky07 14y agoWell, since the install base from the article was > 1.5 billion, and you yourself cited a 1/3 pirate rate, that makes > 1 billion sold....