Windows 7 Starter Edition, a sort of My First Operating System, always carried with it a 
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The rest of the world thanks you for the continued existence Windows Genuine Advantage and Windows Activation.
Why not use Linux or BSD? Do something legal instead of pirating? Especially after MS removes the stupid limits on Starter Edition? Seems to me you (reduz, not the entire third world) have lots of choices, but choose to steal your stuff instead.
Member since:2009-05-23
One of the biggest reasons for software piracy is that MS does not bother to sell to people in poor countries. It just does not care for this market. Lots of multinationals operate in poor countries. Companies like nestle, Unilever,Intel etc. all successfully sell their products here by pricing them according to the local market.
Microsoft just does not consider the market relevant and hence it does not bother to price its software inline with our purchasing power. It also has not bothered to open sales and support centres here. This BTW is the sixth most populous country on the planet. No small market if you work at it.
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2006-02-25
We people of the 3rd world will keep using pirated version of Windows instead.