[讨论]og11黄皮 cr 43

rpch2004

43 Which of the following best completes the passage below?

The computer industry's estimate that it loses millions of dollars when users illegally copy programs without paying for them is greatly exaggerated. Most of the illegal copying is done by people with no serious interest in the programs. Thus, the loss to the industry is quite small, because _____

(A)          many users who illegally copy programs never find any use for them

(B)          most people who illegally copy programs would not purchase them even if purchasing them were the only way to obtain them

(C)         even if the computer industry received all the revenue it claims to be losing, it would still be experiencing financial difficulties

(D)         the total market value of all illegal copies is low in comparison to the total revenue of the computer industry

(E)          the number of programs that are frequently copied illegally is low in comparison to the number of programs available for sale

Reasoning : Why would the loss to the industry be said to be small? The industry^'s loss due to illegal copying of programs must be evaluated in terms of the sales lost; the actual loss to the industry is directly related to the legitimate sales opportunities that have been lost. Would the people illegally copying the programs buy them if they could not otherwise obtain them? If it were true that most of them have
                        no serious interest in the programs, they would be unlikely to purchase them. In this case, few sales would be lost and the loss to the industry could be considered small.

  

B Correct. This statement properly identifies the fact that if the illegal copiers were unlikely to purchase the same programs, then the industry has not lost potential sales.

有好心人可以帮助分析一下吗？为什么被抄袭的损失应该以销售机会的数量来衡量，如果抄袭者不购买的话对销售机会有什么影响？抄袭者既然已经抄袭了为什么还要购买呢？

fengxiaoma

电脑公司认为非法下载软件给自己带来了损失，暗含了这样一个假设---如果这些人没有地方下载这个软件，他们一定会掏钱买.

fengxiaoma

所以要反驳电脑公司，就要告诉他们：其实我对你的软件没什么兴趣，也就是看在免费的份上下来玩玩，如果想收钱，那就bye bye了，俺不用了。想让我掏钱？门都没有。so C

rpch2004

多谢！