Question

为了保护自己的知识产权，微软公司2008年10月决定对盗版软件的使用采用“黑屏”的措施。此举在网上引起了轩然大波。请你更具下表中提供的信息，写一篇博客文章，对此事件进行综述，并表达自己的观点和建议。

事件起由：2008年10月，为了保护自己的知识产权，微软公司决定对盗版用户采用“黑屏”的措施，此举在网上引起了轩然大波。

微软观点：    1. 公司投入资金研究新产品，应当获得利益回报。

2. 盗版软件让该公司每年蒙受几十亿美元的损失

网民观点：    1. 正版价格太高，微软应考虑发展中和发达国家用户消费能力的差距。

              2. 微软公司应当采取正当的法律手段反对盗版，不能侵犯消费者隐私。

自己的观点和建议：（请考生自己拟定内容，列举两到三点）

注意：    1. 词数150左右。文章中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。

              2. 参考词汇：      网民：netizen                      侵犯：infringe on 

                                          正版：legitimate copy          黑屏：black out the desktop screen

In order to

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Answer 1

In order to preserve its intellectual property, in October, 2008, Microsoft decided to black out the desktop screen of pirated software users, which has aroused/ stirred up a heated discussion on the Internet.      From the point of view of Microsoft, since it has invested large sums of money in developing new products, it has the unquestionable right to profit from them. What’s worse, the company’s loss resulting from pirated software can reach up to billions of US dollars annually. As a consequence, this measure is no doubt a must.      Nevertheless, netizens think absolutely differently. In the first place, large numbers of people have no alternatives but to use pirated software, just because they can’t bear the high price of the legitimate copy, and facing this situation, the company has the responsibility to take it into account that there exists a wide gap in purchasing power between developing and developed countries. In the second place, the company should fight against piracy in a proper and legal way. As it is, it has infringed on the privacy of the users concerned, and caused great loss to them.    As far as I’m concerned, on one hand, we should do everything in our power to stop using pirated software in order to encourage companies to develop more advanced products. On the other hand, companies like Microsoft need to take wiser measures to protect themselves. After all, extreme action can’t solve problems at all.