* Posts by Gabriel

2 publicly visible posts • joined 8 May 2007

New iPad 4G data connection will only work in America

Gabriel
Stop

LTE, WiMAX, HSPA+ not 4G

The ITU did *not* relax its requirements for 4G.

It considers IMT Advanced as 4G, nothing else.

Sauce: http://mybroadband.co.za/news/cellular/30124-it%E2%80%99s-official-lte-wimax-and-hspa-not-4g.html

Russian teacher fined for MS piracy

Gabriel

The Logic... it hurtssss

I struggle to fathom how going after the buyer achieves anything. If they want someone to fry at least do something logical... like going after the people that sold the hardware in the first place. You might not be able to prove that they did, in fact, sell the systems pre-loaded with illegal software but I'm sure you'll find many computers running unlicensed software in their possession.

What kind of example would they seek to make of this teacher? An example of going after the victim because the law may allow it because you can't catch the real criminal? An example of why not to buy a system that doesn't come with at least the genuine OEM CDs?

As a point of interest... What does software cost in Russia? Because if software in Russia costs the same as in the EU, South Africa or even the US, then the teacher's monthly salary of $360 is telltale of why piracy is rife...