59 Percent Of Thais Use Pirated Software: Poll

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Poll: 59 percent of Thais use pirated software

BANGKOK, 22 May 2012 (NNT) According to survey results by Business Software Alliance (BSA), over 59 percent of computer users in the kingdom admitted to using pirated software on a regular basis.

Findings from the 2011 BSA Global Software Piracy Study showed that 74 percent of those surveyed in Thailand admitted to purchasing illegally obtained software. The survey also revealed that 72 percent of the installed software around Thailand is pirated, with a commercial value of 26 billion baht.

59 percent of the respondents admitted to frequent software license abuse, while 14 percent would purchase pirated software once in a while. Users of pirated software in the country, according to the survey, are aged between 18-44.

BSA spokesperson, Warunee Ratchatapattanakul, said the alliance and related government agencies are launching awareness campaigns, urging computer users to respect software property rights as software piracy hurts the kingdom’s economic growth.

The annual BSA Global Software Piracy Study was conducted in partnership with with International Data Corporation (IDC) and Ipsos Public Affairs. Nearly 15,000 computer users across 33 countries participated in the survey.

-- NNT 2012-05-22

[PattayaParent]

Only 59%? The 74% figure sounds more like it.

[givenall]

Only 59%. The other 41% are laying they all do

[Berek]

Amazing.... The BSA underestimates piracy for once in our lifetime. What's next? The RIAA admitting their piracy figures are just made up BS?

[Thaddeus]

Poll: 59 percent of Thais use pirated software

How many Thais use a computer?

My guess 59% of them.

[WhizBang]

Findings from the 2011 BSA Global Software Piracy Study showed that 74 percent of those surveyed in Thailand admitted to purchasing illegally obtained software. The survey also revealed that 72 percent of the installed software around Thailand is pirated, with a commercial value of 26 billion baht.

As usual, they assume that EVERY pirated copy is a lost sale... which it is not.

Users of pirated software in the country, according to the survey, are aged between 18-44.

So I guess that lets me off the hook

[yougivemebaby]

Yes it's why computers and Xbox's are SO expensive in Thighland. <deleted> did I pay $60+ for Call of duty -black ops when I could have paid 100 baht.

It was a year ago and I'll never do it again. I LOVE THIGHLAND

[JetsetBkk]

Findings from the 2011 BSA Global Software Piracy Study showed that 74 percent of those surveyed in Thailand admitted to purchasing illegally obtained software.

Why would you "purchase" illegally obtained software? Surely, you just download it?

[carbine1125]

Only 59%. The other 41% are laying they all do

Laying what exactly? ;-0

[Siriam]

Poll: 59 percent of Thais use pirated software

How many Thais use a computer?

My guess 59% of them.

good one!

[BabySun]

59% is very precise number,with 1% precision.They can not claim such accuracy in statistic research!They could say: - about 60%.

It is pure BS!

[Payboy]

The survey also revealed that 72 percent of the installed software around Thailand is pirated, with a commercial value of 26 billion baht.

That's a lot of 100 Baht CD's.

[JoeLing]

I suppose the other 41% use original copies.

[h90]

59% is very precise number,with 1% precision.They can not claim such accuracy in statistic research!They could say: - about 60%.

It is pure BS!

"59 percent of the respondents admitted to frequent software license abuse"

If 59 % admit it, it is 59 % who admit it.....that isn't a statistic.

It is a statistic if you say 59 % of the Thai people.

[sirchai]

I might be one out of the 99% foreigners who's using only downloaded software. Thais are always way behind us....ha! 59 percent!

[Grendel]

as software piracy hurts the kingdom’s economic growth.

How?

Pirated stuff works as well as paid for, how does business lose out? And at school having the most advanced software for kids to learn gives them an advantage over western schools who teach 4-5 year out of date stuff. That's why the whole software industry has moved to Asia, kids who learn at schools that use pirated stuff are light years ahead in ability.

[Thaddeus]

Let me just lob this one in from the left field.

Let's just say that it was absolutely impossible for software to be hacked, it couldn't be done, and everyone had to pay the ticket price to use it.

Microsoft would have died decades ago, Linux or another Unix based OS would be on most PC's with a percentage of Apple OS users brining up a not so close second, and Open Office would be the de facto standard.

Most people who use cracked software, or download movies and music from torrents, wouldn't have shelled out for the original in the first place.

[BabySun]

59% is very precise number,with 1% precision.They can not claim such accuracy in statistic research!They could say: - about 60%.

It is pure BS!

"59 percent of the respondents admitted to frequent software license abuse"

If 59 % admit it, it is 59 % who admit it.....that isn't a statistic.

It is a statistic if you say 59 % of the Thai people.

so,what is the title of this thread?

[h90]

I might be one out of the 99% foreigners who's using only downloaded software. Thais are always way behind us....ha! 59 percent!

that is not true...some foreigner are also buying software at Panthip placa :-)

[astral]

My friend's daughter is learning to use Photoshop at school...........

She is only 13.

What parent is going to fork out the money for a licensed copy??????????????