"Pinoy Windows" - Something To Be Dealt With

Recently I had browsed over iSTORYA.net. It's been a long time since I had browsed the forums. I happened to pass by the "Software and Games" section, and I happened to stare at a post which states of an existence of a Pinoy Windows. Without hesitation, I went to the link and read the article.

Upon reading it, I took note of the capabilities of the operating system. It doesn't support networking and limits users to running only three programs at a time. This is pretty bad because most corporations here are aiming to have operating systems that support networking, and even a kid will run more than three applications at a time. It is quite cheap compared to the home edition, but somehow most of the Pinoys are going for cracks and/or use open-source operating systems like Linux.

Here's the catchy part: "help the local economy become globally competitive". I think they should have not abstracted the very reason to stop software piracy. Filipinos are globally competitive with our skills and knowledgeability of things, but somehow it's all with the help of piracy. I admit that I had used pirated softwares, but it still gained me knowledge, and I can compete with other guys as well.

I am not into piracy, infact I am against it. Basically it's a pain in the ass for software developers. What I am furious is about the abstraction made on this innovation.