racoma.com.phJ. Angelo Racoma on technology, economics, writing, problogging, and getting things done

From Pinoy.Tech.Blog:

The Business Software Alliance (BSA Philippines) is running a campaign aptly called the Oplan Crackdown:

All businesses engaged in the use and distribution of illegal software
are warned — you have 30 days to legalize your unlicensed software and
to stop selling pirated sofware.

Where will this lead to?  Will this be another empty threat carried out with loud words, but weak actions?

Why not give these software pirates the last chance to get software
licenses (and cash in on the converts)? It’s a win-lose proposition as
against a lose-lose agenda.

I agree.  Why not give discounts?

As long as software prices sold here are still based on western
standards (and by golly, most of the time even more expensive), then
Pinoys–who would rather spend their dwindling disposable incomes on
more pressing needs–would still opt for pirated copies.

If legit copies were to be sold in the vicinity of
PhP 500, then it would definitely be worth buying the real McCoy
instead of the bootlegged copy.

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