Do you use pirated softwares?

@Iqram538 (194)
Sri Lanka
March 19, 2007 11:06pm CST
I've to admit I do use these, what about you? I mean the original and legal version is way to expensive and compared to pirated one it's nearly 100 times more expensive! But the problem is you can't get any technical support when there's a problem, but I still prefer the pirated ones, and you?
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6 responses
• China
21 Mar 07
Yeah, i use pirated softwares. I am not that rich and i cant afford to buy the original softwares so i can only affor to buy the pirated softwares. I have several softwares like Adobe, Macromedia, SPSS, Visio, Visual Studio, etc. I use them to study since im majoring in IT. I realised that it is illegal, but when education can be cheap, why should i go for the expensive one?
@Iqram538 (194)
• Sri Lanka
22 Mar 07
Thats cool...but the problem with the pirated one is that it can sometimes be bugged and it cannot be updated online
• Philippines
20 Mar 07
i buy original games software like nba live 2006..about 2 years ago... theres is no difference from orig to pirated but is the same function... but sometimes if u buy an original softwares sometimes theres an bug unlike the pirated the fixed the bugs and errors..
@Iqram538 (194)
• Sri Lanka
22 Mar 07
Yeah, the original one comimg clean without problems but it's still a bit to expensive, isn't it?
@wathanjim (2214)
• United States
20 Mar 07
Bill Gates is watching.He is everywhere.He sees all and knows all.This is a discussion I wouldn't want on a public forum.
• India
20 Mar 07
ya i use b cos orignal softwares r tooo costly & i cant afford them its too much
@im2good4u (567)
• Philippines
20 Mar 07
i do use pirated software but only for evaluation purposes, and if i like the software or game very much then i';; go buy and support them so that they can continue they're work making good softwares
@juskoday (183)
• Philippines
20 Mar 07
The blackmarket's really big where I live so pirated EVERYTHING is readily available. In fact, it's more convenient to pick up pirated software (or let's face it, cd's/dvd's/ps2 games/etc) than get original ones. A hell of a lot cheaper too.