Every dollar lost because of piracy resulted in losses of $ 5.5, Microsoft claims. The report issued by IDC to be funded by Microsoft describes how violations affect Copyright software ecosystem as a whole. IDC said if Microsoft get back every dollar lost, the company will get its partners to increase the income of $ 4.37 and reduce the operational cost of $ 1.13.

Pirated software can reduce the speed or even stop the sale of the project when illegal software is found. "The more severe, in developing countries where licensed software is still difficult to get, will be more difficult for partners to remain the official company operates," according to Microsoft.

IDC said that companies had to compete with other companies that use pirated software (to reduce the operational costs of the illegal way) and should also remove the time and energy dealing with clients who use pirated software. They are also more difficult to satisfy customers because they do not have the advanced features in software is not licensed.

"In a healthy eksosistem, illegal software causes hidden costs in the process of sales and development," said the director of the Microsoft License Compliance, Michael Beare. "In the worst scenario, the piracy will take the opportunity to damage the legitimate business to survive."

Microsoft in the report also said that most of the pirated software is "not intentional" and "smart companies that can assist clients with their software to clean install the programs more powerful. IDC also said how a number of Microsoft partners who use pirated software for discovery as an opportunity to gain trust from new customers.

According to IDC, a decrease in piracy levels of several percent can increase the income of the industry billions of dollars. Only one problem with this statement, and perhaps the entire report. This report uses statistics published the Business Software Alliance in recent years that this is a lot of accuracy.

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