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To: Timetobuy who wrote (62474)	11/1/2001 5:09:07 PM
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I have to agree with Howe. Almost right down to the %. We are talking about the real world. It is illegal to jaywalk or cross the street on a red light but average people do it every day. It is not even a question of money. It's more a question of barriers. If people have a choice of getting a job done without paying anything or paying hundreds of dollars which way do you think they will go? Also consider this - if piracy was no real problem then why did microsoft spend zillions of dollars putting this system into place? I say they did a very thorough and costly study and found they make a bundle with this investment. So much money it is worth putting up with the risk of people defecting to other systems, the bad rap in the press and the cost of maintenance for the system. If Microsoft is right, and we do not know that yet, then XP adoptions over the next year or so will be much higher than thought.

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