ORLANDO, Fla. -- Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer says the biggest concern for his company is not security breach, but piracy.
Speaking in Orlando, Fla., Ballmer said, "The biggest problem we have right now is that people who should be paying for software aren't."
Ballmer spoke to technology executives during an industry conference sponsored by market researcher Gartner Inc., CNET.com reported Wednesday.
He said one way to stem piracy is to offer consumers in emerging countries a low-cost personal computer.
Said Ballmer: "There has to be ... a $100 computer to go down-market in some of these countries. We have to engineer (PCs) to be lighter and cheaper."
He said piracy of Microsoft's Windows operating system and Office software in emerging markets has become a major concern for the software giant, especially among business users who can afford to pay for software.
