Since the middle of this year, Microsoft is re-asserted on the sellers computer that they no longer will tolerate behavior that can make another computer vendor, companies and consumers bear the risk due to market sellers of pirated software.

According to information reported by the Ministry of Regional Law Microsoft, based in Singapore, currently the largest software maker continued to hold anti-piracy campaign. The goal is to identify dealers who sell new PCs containing pirated Microsoft software.

The method used, Microsoft disseminate private investigator who was assigned to buy a new computer randomly in stores your computer and send it to computer software engineers. Computers are purchased and then tested whether the installed software is genuine and properly licensed or pirated.


From the studies carried out in Jakarta, Bandung, Medan, Makassar, and Surabaya, it was revealed that 60 percent of computer dealers who were randomly selected to sell computers with the original software in it. That is, there are still 40 percent of sellers who sell computers with counterfeit software.

"This initiative may seem very hard. Some dealers who proved installing pirated software is not happy, "said Jonathan Selvasegaram, Microsoft Regional Attorney. "However, they need to understand why we do it," he said.

Selvasegaram said the past six months, Microsoft has received 369 complaints and reports from consumers. "They reported the problem on their computers that are installed pirated software," he said.

In addition, according Selvasegaram, a number of consumer and PC dealers who had always install genuine software also approached Microsoft. "They asked what steps we did against chain stores that offer pirated software," he said.

Selvasegaram said the dealers could not compete honestly admitted. "If we do not take the initiative, consumers will suffer the consequences, honest dealers could go bankrupt," said Selvasegaram. "We will be firm but fair and give priority to the principles for building mutual respect," he said.

Destructive Piracy Industry

"So far this is indeed so in fact, many dealers who sell pirated software. It is damaging the market and make prices become less competitive, "

For example, here selling a set of computers worth Rp 6 million, with the original software. But next to Rp 5 million by selling pirated software. "If the user should from home users who do not understand the problem of original software, obviously choose which 5 million, anyway?"

"But unfortunately, for hijacking applications, such as games, scientific applications, business and other applied application, I estimate that the percentage is still bad, not much moved from previous years,"

Steps taken by Microsoft is, by conducting random investigations have not seen Djarot a deterrent effect for the offender, but is merely to assess the effectiveness of the programs that they do.

It is also shared by Steven. "If the deterrent effect, I think maybe yes. But only for those who are caught selling pirated software, "

Original Software Expensive?

"Expensive or not is relative, because creating and maintaining software or applications also require high cost for the user to obtain or utilize the application with a value equivalent to the one they spend,"

To be more efficient, before the user decides to buy a particular application, they first need to know its needs. "Choose the software that really fit with the needs, and use appropriate business model for expenditures to purchase the original software to be effective,"

In addition, to reduce piracy in Indonesia, all parties must agree in advance, referring to the common goals of increased productivity and innovation of a business or industry. "No one can take a shortcut to instant gratification, without regard to the interests of other parties,"

"The form itself can be persuasive way through socialization and understanding," And for those who kebangetan, should be subject to law enforcement, "
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