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Information Technology News Microsoft: your children are pirates and proud of it!
Information Technology News Microsoft: your children are pirates and proud of it! | Microsoft: your children are pirates and proud of it! |
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| by Davey Winder | |
| Tuesday, 22 July 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 4 The always-on and everywhere computing culture that
broadband penetration in a country such as the UK enjoys, drives a new
wave of digital piracy, Microsoft argues. And it is the children that
are at the steering wheel. The Real Thing survey shows that using file
sharing networks to access music, video and computer software is much
more common amongst 11-16 year olds than it is in adults. Which should
come as no surprise to anyone, especially as those same children are
much more likely to turn to the Internet for their entertainment than
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But that is all a bit smokes and mirrors, and really proves nothing. For sure it does not tell us anything we didn't already know. However, another trend revealed by the Microsoft survey is more interesting and has a little more meat on the statistical bone: increasingly, younger generations are choosing free versions of digital property wherever possible. The Real Thing says that almost 60 percent of the children questioned responded that they opt for pirated goods. The reason is as expected, because legal versions are too expensive. What does the Head of Anti-Piracy at Microsoft UK have to say about the survey findings? Read on to find out... CONTINUES |
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