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Trade group lists top 10 pirated software
Among other things, the SIIA also made a list of the titles most pirated by companies and titles most pirated via the internet, much of which consisted of security tools from Symantec and productivity and design tools from Adobe – makes you wonder if Adobe’s high price points have anything to do with them being a prime piracy target. Check out the lists in full after the jump.
2007 Software Titles Most Frequently Pirated By Companies
1. Symantec Norton Anti-Virus
2. Adobe Acrobat
3. Symantec PC Anywhere
4. Adobe PhotoShop
5. Autodesk AutoCAD
6. Adobe DreamWeaver
7. Roxio Easy CD/DVD Creator
8. Roxio Toast Titanium
9. Ipswitch WS_FTP
10. Nero Ultra Edition
2007 Software Titles Most Frequently Pirated on the Internet
1. McAfee VirusScan
2. Symantec Norton Anti-Virus
3. McAfee Internet Security Suite
4. Intuit TurboTax
5. Adobe Photoshop
6. Adobe Acrobat
7. Intuit Quicken Home and Business
8. Symantec Norton pcAnywhere
9. Symantec Norton Ghost
10. Adobe Creative Suite
User Comments (6)
Post a comment| windmill007 on February 26, 2008 1:24 PM | What about Windows?? How can you run any of that pirated software with out the pirated OS 
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| victis88 on February 26, 2008 7:19 PM | Originally posted by windmill007:
What about Windows?? How can you run any of that pirated software with out the pirated OS
right i woulda thought windows would top the list
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| Zelig on February 28, 2008 2:55 AM | Originally posted by windmill007:
What about Windows?? How can you run any of that pirated software with out the pirated OS
Ever tried buying a new computer without Windows?
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| Rick on February 29, 2008 1:51 AM | Originally posted by Zelig:
Ever tried buying a new computer without Windows? Ever try buying a computer with the version of Windows you want?
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| icye on February 29, 2008 12:29 PM | I'm a firm believer of using legit software and if I don't have the money to buy new software, I don't go and use a pirated version. Most pirated programs usually come with trojans and worms that will infect a person's computer.
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| dustin_ds3000 on March 3, 2008 10:34 AM | Originally posted by icye:
I'm a firm believer of using legit software and if I don't have the money to buy new software, I don't go and use a pirated version. Most pirated programs usually come with trojans and worms that will infect a person's computer.
pirated thats why you need pirated anti-virus, be smart
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