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Study: 4 in 10 Software Applictions are Pirated or Unlicensed

By james_fudge

According to a study by IDC, four out of 10 software applications being used around the world are unlicensed or pirated. The study was conducted on behalf of the Business Software Alliance. Other interesting conclusions drawn by IDC study: Reducing software piracy by 10 percent over the next four years would add around $142 billion into the global economy, create nearly 500,000 new jobs, and generate approximately $32 billion in new tax revenues for governments around the world.

It sounds like a panacea for piracy if you believe the numbers and you assume that those engaged in piracy suddenly started buying all the unauthorized software they were using.

Below is some more data (based on region) on the "four year plan," gleaned from the report: Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on September 16, 2010 (boomark / email).