In her efforts to educate people, Schrade cautioned: 'Think! Free software is not really free.' Overall, the 166 personal computers acquired from Asian countries, 137 or 83 per cent were loaded with pirated software. Out of the 166 personal computers bought from nine countries, 22 were purchased from Indian shops at random, 20 of which were loaded with pirated software when tested out by experts, said Mary Jo Schrade, Assistant General Counsel and Regional Director of Digital Crimes Unit in Asia at the Microsoft in Singapore.Ĭalling on consumers to make a choice for genuine software when buying computers, Schrade said 17 units had malware out of the 20 acquired in India for the tests. Today we bring to you the contenders for another two important categories - Best on Campus and Comeback Kid.
