I wonder if this means that Microsoft is embracing Nick Carr's argument that non-paying users are valuable? At the Morgan Stanley Technology conference last week in San Francisco, Microsoft business group president Jeff Raikes commented on the benefits of software counterfeiting. "If they're going to pirate somebody, we want it to be us rather than somebody else," he said. "We understand that in the long run the I wonder if this means that Microsoft is embracing Nick Carr’s argument that non-paying users are valuable? At the Morgan Stanley Technology conference last week in San Francisco, Microsoft business group president Jeff Raikes commented on the benefits of software counterfeiting. “If they’re going to pirate somebody, we want it to be us rather than somebody else,” he said. “We understand that in the long run the fundamental asset is the installed base of people who are using our products. What you hope to do over time is convert them to licensing the software.” Time to get a burner and some Office 2007 CDs. Microsoft executive: Pirating software? Choose Microsoft! Open Source