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I really hate the attitude that it's okay to steal as long as you do it from someone who has money. As microsoft has gotten bigger over the years, their software prices have gotten much lower. Their prices generally aren't excessive for what you get.
There are plenty of lower priced (and even free) software packages that compete head-to-head with the MS versions. Why not get one of them? Most people I know say it's because the MS ones are better and work so well with each other. Well don't you think that gives them license to charge more?
It's like saying that it's okay to steal a rolls royce, because it's so expensive, but not okay to steal a hundai. How does it make any sense at all?
Pirating is stealing. Maybe I'm sensitive to it because I'm a programmer, but I worked hard to afford the software that I want, and if I can't afford it I don't have it.
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