well I am a 17 year old student atm. And to be honest the prices of software can be silly at times. My netbook was bought for £250 and Windows 7 is more or less half of that price at retail stores. As with everything, if I buy software for this price, then after 3 years or so it would be out of date.

I'm not saying that it is right to pirate copies of software, but what do you expect when the prices are so high?

As for me, I can get the Microsoft Ultimate Steal deal, so Office 2010 and Windows 7 come at a reduced price of approx £30-40.

Poll results are 50/50 exactly (28 for yes and no)