... developed as a free exchange of information, unregulated by any one government or owned by any one person or company. In its raw form it was the playground of hackers and computer geeks, who challenged the status quo. It brings about a new era, the technological revolution. The free flow of information has brought about technological advances at an unprecedented rate. The effect ... the concentration of technology in the hands of the rich and powerful, allowing them to dominate and subdue the population into harsh working conditions. The internet is a social leveler and a field of oppor...

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... regulate. Much of the public is not aware of the actual effects of acquiring software illegally. Software piracy is an illegal practice that has caused a major economic problem in the field of software engineering; therefore it requires major attention by law enforcement and various other agencies. Software piracy affects the economy in several different ways. "Software piracy undermines the stability of ... S. Strong (26). Copyrights are issued to the original author for the object code and the facade of a program. The object code of a program is the program code that only the computer...

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... is Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), one of the most widely held stocks on the planet (Business Week, April 2004)." It seems as though monopoly is another word for leveling the playing field, why is that a person or a company is punished for realizing the greatness of capitalism and harnessing all its freedoms. Microsoft is simply being unfairly criticized and investigated for merely proving ... it has been proven, and tested by not only the competitor but the consumer as well that Microsoft is the best, and simply the easiest product to use on the computer. So if it has been proven that it is th...

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... an outlet to my desire to create something of my own. In fact, at the age of 20, after trying out my hand at various small appliances, I assembled m won personal computer, which I am still using, though after several up-gradations. However sever pressure to look after family agricultural and led me a little astray and I look up agriculture, dropping out of education ... on projects made me among the few who are well versed in both Hardware and Software. However the need to dovetail my skill sets with the emerging markets within IT field became manifest while devising strategies for fast...

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