Solve : Microsoft: Mexican Drug Cartel is Pirating Software?

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Answer» Microsoft: Mexican Drug Cartel is Pirating Software I believe some of this pirating may even be going on in the U.S. I have a relative in California who took his computer to a Mexican guy to fix a problem. When the computer was returned, it has Microsoft OFFICE 2003 installed on it. My relative has never purchased a legitimate license to, or had ever previously installed, Office 2003; it should not have been installed on his computer. Quote from: soybean on February 06, 2011, 04:02:26 PM I have a relative in California who took his computer to a Mexican guy to fix a problem. When the computer was returned, it has Microsoft Office 2003 installed on it. My relative has never purchased a legitimate license to, or had ever previously installed, Office 2003; it should not have been installed on his computer. Let's see here, because the person who it was given to to get it fixed was mexican and there was pirated software on it when it was returned... you deduce that somehow a drug cartel is involved? What? You cannot be serious? installing pirated OS and software products on a machine is something far too many shop owners will do. It's not something that only a Mexican would do. And even those Mexican computer repair shop owners that do are almost certainly not affiliated with the drug cartel. You're right. I should have clarified my comments about activity inside the U.S. I did not mean to imply that a drug cartel was involved in that case and I should have stated so. And, as you said, many shop owners, regardless of nationality of the owner(s), are LAX about installing software which is not properly licensed. So, some my comments were inappropriate. Quote from: BC_Programmer on February 06, 2011, 04:19:25 PM ... you deduce that somehow a drug cartel is involved? What? You cannot be serious?... It's not something that only a Mexican would do. And even those Mexican computer repair shop owners that do are almost certainly not affiliated with the drug cartel. Did you read the link? Quote distribution network of 180,000 points of sale in stores, markets and kiosks, earning more than $2.2 million dollars in revenue every day," Quote distribution network of 180,000 points of sale in stores, markets and kiosks, earning more than $2.2 million dollars in revenue every day Yeah, and surely those "180,000 points of sale" are located in, or reach into, numerous countries. Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 06, 2011, 04:34:34 PM Did you read the link? Yes. What particular part of the link says that any and all Mexican computer shop owners are getting their pirated software via the cartel? Why only those of Mexican descent? Quote from: soybean on February 06, 2011, 04:39:03 PM Yeah, and surely those "180,000 points of sale" are located in, or reach into, numerous countries. I don't think so. The article is confusing because it talks about both the particulars of the Mexican case and the big picture simultaneously. No mention is made of Software Pirating in this article. Quote http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Mexico Crime in Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Crime is among the most urgent concerns facing Mexico, as Mexican drug trafficking rings play a major role in the flow of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana transiting between Latin America and the United States. Drug trafficking has led to corruption, which has had a deleterious effect on Mexico's Federal Representative Republic. Drug trafficking and organized crime have also been a major source of violent crime in Mexico. Mexico has experienced increasingly HIGH crime rates, especially in major urban centers. The country's great economic polarization has stimulated criminal activity in the lower socioeconomic strata, which include the majority of the country's POPULATION. Crime continues at high levels, and is repeatedly marked by violence, especially in Monterrey, Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, Nuevo Laredo, Michoacan, and the state of Sinaloa. Other metropolitan areas have lower, yet still serious, levels of crime. Low apprehension and conviction rates contribute to the high crime rate. Quote from: soybean on February 06, 2011, 04:02:26 PM I believe some of this pirating may even be going on in the U.S. I have a relative in California who took his computer to a Mexican guy to fix a problem. When the computer was returned, it has Microsoft Office 2003 installed on it. My relative has never purchased a legitimate license to, or had ever previously installed, Office 2003; it should not have been installed on his computer. You say that like it's a bad thing. He got a free copy of office. Why complain? It's not like the money that he didn't spend is going to fund a drug cartel. Also, I recall READING recently that China had the most pirated software, something about Steve Ballmer telling the Chinese president a large percentage of MS users in China were running pirated copies. Great, now the Mexican drug cartel is just like the average teenage boy.

Answer» Microsoft: Mexican Drug Cartel is Pirating Software

I believe some of this pirating may even be going on in the U.S. I have a relative in California who took his computer to a Mexican guy to fix a problem. When the computer was returned, it has Microsoft OFFICE 2003 installed on it. My relative has never purchased a legitimate license to, or had ever previously installed, Office 2003; it should not have been installed on his computer. Quote from: soybean on February 06, 2011, 04:02:26 PM

I have a relative in California who took his computer to a Mexican guy to fix a problem. When the computer was returned, it has Microsoft Office 2003 installed on it. My relative has never purchased a legitimate license to, or had ever previously installed, Office 2003; it should not have been installed on his computer.

Let's see here, because the person who it was given to to get it fixed was mexican and there was pirated software on it when it was returned...

you deduce that somehow a drug cartel is involved? What? You cannot be serious?

installing pirated OS and software products on a machine is something far too many shop owners will do. It's not something that only a Mexican would do. And even those Mexican computer repair shop owners that do are almost certainly not affiliated with the drug cartel.

You're right. I should have clarified my comments about activity inside the U.S. I did not mean to imply that a drug cartel was involved in that case and I should have stated so. And, as you said, many shop owners, regardless of nationality of the owner(s), are LAX about installing software which is not properly licensed. So, some my comments were inappropriate.

Quote from: BC_Programmer on February 06, 2011, 04:19:25 PM

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you deduce that somehow a drug cartel is involved? What? You cannot be serious?...
It's not something that only a Mexican would do. And even those Mexican computer repair shop owners that do are almost certainly not affiliated with the drug cartel.

Did you read the link?
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distribution network of 180,000 points of sale in stores, markets and kiosks, earning more than $2.2 million dollars in revenue every day,"

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distribution network of 180,000 points of sale in stores, markets and kiosks, earning more than $2.2 million dollars in revenue every day

Yeah, and surely those "180,000 points of sale" are located in, or reach into, numerous countries. Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 06, 2011, 04:34:34 PM

Did you read the link?

Yes. What particular part of the link says that any and all Mexican computer shop owners are getting their pirated software via the cartel? Why only those of Mexican descent?

Quote from: soybean on February 06, 2011, 04:39:03 PM

Yeah, and surely those "180,000 points of sale" are located in, or reach into, numerous countries.

I don't think so. The article is confusing because it talks about both the particulars of the Mexican case and the big picture simultaneously.

No mention is made of Software Pirating in this article.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Mexico
Crime in Mexico
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Crime is among the most urgent concerns facing Mexico, as Mexican drug trafficking rings play a major role in the flow of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana transiting between Latin America and the United States. Drug trafficking has led to corruption, which has had a deleterious effect on Mexico's Federal Representative Republic. Drug trafficking and organized crime have also been a major source of violent crime in Mexico.

Mexico has experienced increasingly HIGH crime rates, especially in major urban centers. The country's great economic polarization has stimulated criminal activity in the lower socioeconomic strata, which include the majority of the country's POPULATION. Crime continues at high levels, and is repeatedly marked by violence, especially in Monterrey, Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, Nuevo Laredo, Michoacan, and the state of Sinaloa. Other metropolitan areas have lower, yet still serious, levels of crime. Low apprehension and conviction rates contribute to the high crime rate.

Quote from: soybean on February 06, 2011, 04:02:26 PM

I believe some of this pirating may even be going on in the U.S. I have a relative in California who took his computer to a Mexican guy to fix a problem. When the computer was returned, it has Microsoft Office 2003 installed on it. My relative has never purchased a legitimate license to, or had ever previously installed, Office 2003; it should not have been installed on his computer.

You say that like it's a bad thing. He got a free copy of office. Why complain? It's not like the money that he didn't spend is going to fund a drug cartel.

Also, I recall READING recently that China had the most pirated software, something about Steve Ballmer telling the Chinese president a large percentage of MS users in China were running pirated copies. Great, now the Mexican drug cartel is just like the average teenage boy.

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