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Old 11-06-2011, 03:43 AM  
Paul Markham
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They seem to be doing just fine despite the horrendous piracy they suffer:

Microsoft reported its net income surged 23 per cent to dollar 23.15 billion on record high revenue of dollar 69.94 billion in the fiscal year that ended June 30.
So can you tell me the level that a company can reach, so piracy of their product is legal?

Maybe if they got rid of piracy they would make even more, employ more people, pay them better, build more offices in the US, employ more marketing people who have a clue.

No they make enough money, so a few parasites sucking off them is fine.

People tapping away on a keyboard at home to earn a few bucks have no concept of real business.
We in our small way did. Even with as few as 8 people working for s and offices, studio, models, equipment, etc to be paid for we realised that revenue was immediately spent again. We invested money long before we saw a return on it.

We had to pay all the expenses of production long before the money started to flow back in. Often it would be 6 months before we covered costs, sometimes longer.

Sitting in your living room spending little and banking what ever you earn is great. Yet gives you a warped view of business. Today I'm in the boat of those sitting at home and what comes in goes into the bank. Still remember what real business is about tough.

DWB posted your twaddle and it has to be shown that your grasp on reality of business is from your living room. In your rented flat.
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