Windows 7 Home Premium Rampant piracy in Shanghai

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Thursday , Microsoft will officially release Windows7, However,Windows 7 Home Premium, the products have been pirated in the streets around , and posted in Shanghai is only 20 yuan ( about $ 3.19 ) price .

either Ultimate or Professional Edition , whether Chinese or English, everything complete and sells for 20 yuan , while Microsoft 's Windows7 flagship publication for the $ 319.99 retail price .

IDC data show that last year China 's software piracy rate of 80 %. Gartner believes that price is the result of the main reasons for China's high piracy rate . To 400 per month for students living on a $ 2,000 purchase of the software is not realistic.

But with the Chinese government 's attention and improvement in the level of education , China's software piracy rate is a declining trend. Gartner expects China's software piracy rate in 2012 will drop to 50%.

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