subject: Vietnamese Habit Of Using Free App [print this page] Although the company was trying to reach the Vietnamese market to sell applications through its partners but the Vietnamese people have the habit prefer to use the mobile application was crack (cracked). Trend that many firms abandoned the Vietnamese market.
Stories of Apple
Apple leading the world in the production of equipment for the job as well as entertainment such as iPhone, iPad, Macbook, iPod ... In addition to the "moderation" with a number of partners, Apple also manually deploy the digital content and hardware. Over the years, Apple has completed the entire software system, its applications, and provides a global online users with prices ranging from free to a few tens of dollars. Users of Apple products have access to the App Store this application to view, download, trial, or purchase if you like.
In the past, Apple has blocked the trading software to users in Vietnam. "The Vietnamese originated as a hacker attack users of Apple's App Store to gain illegal benefits", described on a forum that specializes in Technology said. "Earlier in the month 7-2010, a hacker named ThuatNguyen suspected of stealing many people's iTunes account and use that account to buy your application as a money laundering. Shortly thereafter, Apple deleted account Thuat Nguyen and a representative of the firm admitted ThuatNguyen stole around 400 iTunes accounts ". Even then, Apple has forbidden IP address from Vietnam to use iTunes account to access the App Store and stop allowing new registration to use the service as soon as discover more about the Vietnam used to use the stolen account to buy apps on the App Store.
Habit of using the "temple"
According to observers, the state used "temple" software or taking measures not transparent to unlock the software for use without having to pay a very common action takes place in Vietnam. Under the Enterprise Software Alliance (BSA) announced on 17.05.2012, the rate of pirated computer software in Viet Nam in 2011, to 81%. "The habit, which contains the software egg in Vietnam for a long time, when the first computer was introduced in Vietnam. Then the entire game, the operating system ... have not bought the rights which are direct unlocking and using pirated. Habit licensed software appears to be an expensive habit that continues to this day. " When asked about the reason for using pirated software, many members on a forum that specializes in smartphone has the opposite question "why to buy software when you can use it free and anyone around us (in Vietnam) do exactly the same thing. "
It seems that psychologists use "temple" products application are the main obstacle preventing foreign software developers looking to Vietnam. "In the past, there are many individuals and organizations in the field of software business as Gameloft, Melonmobile ... have created multiple versions or to provide offers in Vietnam but the software is constantly broken manufacturer code and no profit. Finally, they pulled out of Vietnam, "Integrity - a developer of applications for BlackBerry OS said. "I also did a lot of apps for iOS, BlackBerry OS to the Vietnamese people and foreigners but comparison with the value of the transaction is no one to buy apps for the English version is the version for foreign many people buy ".
The price
The use of "temple" is not simply stop at the level of the firm does not continue for Vietnamese software versions even have set the new control method to prevent users from Vietnam. "The simplest way is the software automatically sends IP access to the Internet for people using the software came from. If you are from Vietnam, it will automatically shut down or permanently lock the application to prevent users continue to use ", a forum member Tinhte confirmed. "However, many hackers have gone further by editing the source code to disable all the safeguards of the software and put online for all to use" the temple. "But taking advantage of this, the hacker inserted malicious software that can steal confidential information, sensitive in the victim's machine ".
Thus, the general intangible, from a habit and attitude of irresponsibility and non-transparent, Vietnamese consumers make themselves lost even more money to buy a software. "The important thing is that people never find the page App Store contains software has been carefully check the manufacturer's mobile operating system to download the software to find black market websites. Finally, their procession painting for himself but also did not know ".
