By A Bisht
The software piracy continues to rise worldwide. Consider the following numbers:
According to a Business Software Alliance (BSA) report,
Compared to the previous year, now 41 out of every hundred softwares used are pirated. Last year this number was 38.
A 7.89 percent growth over last year.
The amount of money lost in sales revenue due to software piracy is $ 50.2 billion worldwide.
The countries with the lowest piracy (near 20 percent) are:
Japan
New Zealand
Luxembourg
The countries with the highest piracy (more than 90 percent) are:
Armenia
Bangladesh
Georgia
Zimbabwe
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