Weblog of a “Switcher”

So I was checking out a post on chris.pirillo.com and I catch this ad near the bottom of his page:

:blink:

So, the BSA wants me to report illegal software usage "confidentially", which says to me anonymously, and I could get a reward of up to $200,000! Now, what this must really mean is that if I submit an abuse of software giving the BSA my name and address, I could get a reward.

Now, software piracy is a bad thing. We all know that. However, this ad from the BSA makes it sound like the snitch is the bad thing. Even the picture gives me that impression. Granted, I know that they are trying to say that the guy behind the computer is the pirate, but I get the feeling that the guy behind the computer is the person reporting the pirate.

What they really want is someone working for a company that is illegally using software to report that company. If you work for this hypothetical company, you would be shooting yourself in the foot if you reported the company you work for since, if they knew it was you that reported them, would be fired for reporting them. Also, why would an employee want to report a company that they work for since, if they did, the company would wind up taking a huge hit financially that they might get laid off because of the report.

Anyway, this is just an impression I got from seeing the ad. I agree that illegal software usage should be reported. So why not just place an ad out there that states that. :shrug:

written by Dave M. \\ tags: Blink, Bsa, Chris Pirillo, Hypothetical Company, Illegal Software Usage, Name And Address, Pirate, Shrug, Snitch, Software Piracy, Using Software

50 Reasons to Switch from Microsoft Windows to Apple’s Mac OS X ~ Chris Pirillo: "Microsoft does some amazing things - very amazing things. My choice, however, for a primary desktop operating system is no longer Windows - it’s Mac OS X. Duh. It’s rather difficult to admit that officially, if only because… well, I think Microsoft does amazing things. They’ve also been quite supportive of my own efforts over the years, if only because they understand the value of one user."

Chris has a very extensive post discussing 50 reasons for switching to Macintosh and OS X from Windows Vista/XP. It's definitely worth a read!

(Via Chris Pirillo.)

written by Dave M. \\ tags: Amazing Things, Apple Mac, Apple Os, Chris Pirillo, Desktop Operating System, Mac Os X, Macintosh, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Os X, Windows Vista

So I'm here listening to TWiT 131: G'Night Dad, and hear Leo saying that Chris Pirillo is switching to Macintosh!

Of all the Windows folks to switch, Chris is not someone I would have ever thought would have ever switched. This is a guy who was such a Windows guru. However, Vista really pissed him off so he downgraded back to Windows XP. From what he said on the show, he was annoyed with an OS that was getting pretty old. He waited for the update to the Mac Pro and then bought it. Apparently now he has a MacBook Air and Mac Pro.

Good for you Chris Pirillo! Glad to see you have finally seen the light!

written by Dave M. \\ tags: Chris Pirillo, Dad, Guru, Leo, Mac, Macbook, Macintosh, Moving, Windows Xp