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I hope Android will become a more full blown OS in the next few years, so I can replace my Windows computers for good. I don't want to support in any way a company that abuses so much the patent system, and is also supporting Internet censorship. I think that day will come sooner rather than later.
Interesting how the antivirus software companies are so on board (I mean, AVG gives it stuff away for free). Any thoughts as to why this is?
On one hand there is a lot of pirating of antivirus software, and yet to some extent P2P does increase the need to have it installed on one's system (which may increase demand/business).
It can be effective to tweet, blog, and contact these companies and complain about their endorsement of SOPA, as reflected in their Business Software Alliance (BSA) membership. Associations like the BSA exist, in part, so that companies like Apple and Microsoft can have someone do their political wet-work while pretending to be above the fray. Call them out on it!
I didn't even know our industry had an RIAA/MPAA type body acting on behalf of so many companies. I feel a bit dirty now.
http://news.cnet.com/2008-1082_3-5065859.html?tag=lh
Interview with Sterling Ball of the Ernie Ball company.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
They even have a mass-settlement-extraction campaign, though it gets less press because it's not targeted at average home users; they're smart enough not to send threatening letters to grandmothers whose grandkids might've installed a pirated copy of Windows on their machine. If they suspect a company is using unlicensed software from a member, they'll demand the company undergo a "BSA audit", which will work to corr…
What happens if you say no to an audit? Do they ban you from buying software?