[ShepherdsDog]

2Cdo 2Cdo:

Bacardi4206 Bacardi4206:

dino_bobba_renno dino_bobba_renno:

If you were to head down and go through a market in China you'd probably see that piracy and theft in China isn't just limited to computer software, it's every where. Taking technology and revere engineering it and making your own knock offs is a booming industry over there.

Even there military is back engineered, mostly from Russia. Gotta love those Chinese made AK-47 knock-off's that are apparently everywhere in Africa causing mass havoc.

I used to own one of those knock-offs. Not very accurate but could take a shit-pot full of abuse and still fire.

are you talking about the Chinese models of the SKS?? I bought a few of them in '96 for about $ 200 each(strictly for collection purposes). those buggers fire as fast as you can pull the trigger and never jam.

[2Cdo]

ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:

are you talking about the Chinese models of the SKS?? I bought a few of them in '96 for about $ 200 each(strictly for collection purposes). those buggers fire as fast as you can pull the trigger and never jam.

No, Chinese versions of the AK47 family. Although I wouldn't mind an SKS(or a knock off) just to have fun in the back forty behind the house!

[CommanderSock]

lol they'll find a hack to fix it by the end of the week. Lol no worries.

[acidcomplex]

the thing that i dont understand is there is already a hack so what the issue

[commanderkai]

bootlegga bootlegga:

The problem as already mentioned is that it costs far too much. $140 might not sound like much to you, but given the 'average' wage is about $3000 annually, that's a huge chunk of change. That's roughly 4%, and keep in mind that roughly 200 million Chinese make less than $1000 annually. How popular would Microsoft be if they sold that same software here for $2000 (4% of a $50,000 annual salary)?

I understand Microsoft's position, but they should price their product far more in tune with the local market. Other major foreign manufacturers in China (like say VW) sell cars for a fraction of the cost that they do in North America.

Odds are, a lot part of the coding was done in China anyways, meaning it cost far less to produce than if it was done here. Microsoft needs to stop being so damned greedy and price the product properly.

Although I agree that it is too pricey, even in North America, I don't believe that those people making less than $1000 can afford a computer and Internet access to begin with. The people who probably have computers with the illegal software can afford it, they're just being really cheap.

Also, if Microsoft did the coding in China and not Korea, Japan, or the United States, I'd be surprised. Just saying...