On slashdot I saw a link saying that in China only 244 copies of Vista were sold. It infers that many people get it through other, less scrupulous methods. I was musing to myself about it, and I figured it begs to ask the question: Isn’t that a good thing for america?

How is stealing our software good?
It seems to me that, as an American, this is excellent! It boils down to competitive advantage really. If people in China all run windows, then I can be relatively sure that I can out-produce them and provide a better product to the global economy. I base this assertion on the fact that I see Linux as such a huge technological advantage, both in cost of developing applications, and cost of maintenance.

Please, continue to pirate Windows.
It makes me much more valuable in the global economy when you do. Don’t think I don’t appreciate that.

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