Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Pirated customers

Every now and then everyone will stumble across this. You either buy or you help someone buy something that's pirated, it can be anything. Commonly it's movies and software. But you won't know nowadays i've seen so many pirated things i'm scared to even eat that egg that looks like an egg. It's safe to say movies and software doesn't cause anyone to die except they might go out of business and die of starvation but.... EGG. Someone have to draw a line there, people actually directly die from eating those stuff.  Come on.
Anyway back to my story, i received a call this afternoon and the conversation goes this way:


Caller: Hi are you the IT person?
Me: Yes ms how can i help you?
Caller: can you help me install a pirated software on my laptop? for home use only
Me: Sorry you want to install a pirated software?
Caller: Yes for home use only. It's *****(name have been black out to protect the company from looking for me and revealing who the heck made that call)
Me: (Ponders for awhile, and then paused and think.... this chick is not kidding) Ms i'm sorry, i can't help you. But try not to use pirated software.
Caller: Ok Ok... *click*

Base on the above conversation i kind of remember my trip Maldives a few weeks back, where i met a couple who was there on holiday. After our breakfast together, they both just sit there and then we started to exchange words it goes something like this

Me: So where are you from?
Mcouple: Russia
Me: Very nice place (This is like on auto pilot from here). I haven't been there but would definitely go there one day for holiday. Any place to recommend in Russia?
Mcouple: Yeah yeah, do come to russia. it's a beautiful country. Of course not like here.
Me: So what do you do? You look like your a salesman.
Mcouple: I am doing sales.
Me: Good prospect. Always earns more when your in sales. What do you sell?
Mcouple: DVD movies
Me: Oh that's great, you must have watch a lot of movies while you are in your stores.
Mcouple: No store. Pirated DVD movies.
Me: Well looks like that makes good money as well. Your here. That's not cheap paying for 2.
Mcouple: ....... (the conversation continues)

So as you can see.... Pirated customers are everywhere. Thanks China, i won't say you've done bad because once upon a time i buy lots of DVD movies as well. But you sure have expand your business so far away that this 2 couple actually can go holiday in an expensive island.

Are you a pirated customer?
 


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