A total of 834 outlets visited, of whom 220 (26.4 percent of the total) was found distribution of unlicensed software. Of these, 20 were no longer offer it.
With regard to legal actions against Microsoft has opened establishments currently are more than 60, of which 20 began in 2009, a year in which obtained a total of six judgments favorable.
As evidenced by the data obtained in the last bell of the 'anonymous buyer' or 'Mystery Shop' that Microsoft took place between January 1 and December 31, 2009 in distribution in Spain.
In the opinion of the Director of Intellectual Property Development Microsoft,The_Gayarre_launches_a_blog9, Txema Arnedo, 2009 was "the best year of piracy on the channel", since, showing that Microsoft regarded as "very good news is that even in adverse economic circumstances , continue the trend toward normalization of the distribution channel. "
However, the data presented do not take into account other distribution channels other than direct sales, so that they do not record the distribution over the Internet, which could be behind the decline in illegal software distribution channel .
At the other end, including eight communities that are already below 20 percent of illegal software distribution channel. Of these, which have a lower index are: Baleares (6.7 percent) Valencia (9.2 percent), La Rioja (11.1 percent). STANDARDIZATION
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In this sense, Arnedo explain in statements of 'Portaltic.es' that "if this, illegal software distribution channel, this fall both to 26.4 percent and end-user piracy is at 42 percent what it means is that there is much more that comes from Internet piracy. ",The_CHOU_reduce_surgical_waitingy;
For its part, Andalucia is above the national average with a 42.4 per cent of illegal software, just behind Extremadura (48.9%) and Castilla y Leon (46.7%). We follow the Principality of Asturias (43.8%), Castilla La Mancha (36.7%) and Galicia (35.8%).
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As for the slowdown in the decline of this indicator in previous years came down to ten points, "from Microsoft believe that the main cause is the rise of new stores in the open market for workers who become unemployed and have no the necessary knowledge.
In this regard, the Director of Intellectual Property of the insurance company that "new stores in 2009 were three times more than the old pirate." As pointed out that the slowdown is a phenomenon "normal" in times of crisis.
The Community of Andalusia is located in 42.4 percent of illegal software, according Microsof.