Software piracy in Indonesia<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Computer software piracy has reached an epidemic
\nproportion in Indonesia, in which as much as 99 percent of
\npersonal computer (PC) users exploit the software illegally.<\/p>\n
An official of the Lotus Development Corporation, David Wee,
\nsaid in a press conference here on Thursday that software piracy
\nin Asia had costed international software companies US$5 billion.<\/p>\n
Wee said that the companies' loss in Indonesia must be more
\nthan $1 billion due to the widely spread use of PCs here.<\/p>\n
He added that there are around 1.5 million PCs in Indonesia,
\nin which each PC needs around $1,000 for software.<\/p>\n
Referring to the software piracy rate by the U.S.-based
\nBusiness Software Alliance, he said that only 99 percent of 1.5
\nmillion PC users in Indonesia bought their expensive software
\nlegally.<\/p>\n
In a bid to fight piracy, he said, Lotus Development
\nCorporation, which was established in 1982 in the United States,
\nhad decided to sell its software at lower prices in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
\"To make it more affordable for people to buy legal software,\"
\nhe said, adding that a special Window software package which
\ninclude the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet and the Ami Pro word
\nprocessor will be sold at $360, whereas both software normally
\nretail for $495 each.(09)<\/p>",
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