... find other alternatives which include cheaper software, most often, pirated. Another political impediment is the concern the Chinese government has with the security of Microsoft software. Since an open source code isn't provided, China is worried about national security. They are afraid the United States shut networks down. ... government to enforce laws or risk entrance into the WTO. Even when China acquiesced to US pressure, the US or Microsoft was just left to taking their word. Unfortunately for Microsoft, software piracy figures didn't really change. I believe another reason for t...

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... live their everyday lives. It allows people to write and hold instant conversations over hundreds of miles of separation. The PC has allowed people to get data, order products, and download files from the comfort of one's own home with the ease of a single mouse click. However, computers have not always been this way. The PC traces it's origins back to ... it was used to produce work schedules and payrolls, write letters and memos, and generate budgets. The term "paperless office" was introduced. This brought the development of Wordstar, Lotus 1-2-3, Microsoft Word, and Word Perfect. In...

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