Microsoft Pirates Arrr

microsoft logo11 200x200 Microsoft Pirates ArrrI had a fellow investor tell me one day that they would never buy shares in Microsoft (MSFT) as their software is so widely pirated. I’m not a big fan of Microsoft stock but I’ve heard that reason given before and it is just silly- let me tell you how it works.

Microsoft widely subsidizes licensing for high schools, universities and colleges. They also provide university bookstores with deeply discounted licenses for their products to sell to students. This puts the product front and center and forces students to learn it or face failing their courses. After four or more years working with the product students in all ranges of study become proficient users. This indoctrinates users into Windows’ users. The cost of retraining these people would be tremendous, so the net effect is that it forces future employers to buy Microsoft products.
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