Did you know that last year:
- Software piracy costs the UK £855 million*
- 27% of all units of software put into use were pirated
- Illegally obtained software accounted for 35% of all software installed on PCs worldwide
- Global software piracy losses amount to £20.5 billion
However 37% of our partners don’t realise that counterfeit software has an impact on the channel. If you think that software counterfeiters are a small-scale nuisance that don’t really affect your business, then think again, piracy isn’t just a Microsoft problem or a vendor problem – it affects everyone in the channel.
At Microsoft, we recognise the impact the sales of pirated or unlawful software have on the channel. To continue the fight against those who sell unlawfully, we will continue our efforts to invest heavily in education, engineering and enforcement initiatives to combat software piracy to cleanse the channel of illegal software trade."Michala Wardell, anti-piracy manager, Microsoft, UK
*Source Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study 2006
