Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for June 13, 2018
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June 13, 2018: Sixty-six percent (66%) of business software used on PCs in China is unlicensed. The commercial value of that unlicensed software is $6.8 billion.[1]
In Russia, 62% of the business software is unlicensed, with a commercial value of $1.3 billion.
Worldwide, 37% of all business software used on PCs is unlicensed.
According to the Software Alliance, just 15% of business software on PCs used in the United States is unlicensed.[2] However, due to the size of the economy and other factors, the commercial value of the unlicensed software is higher than for any other country, at $8.6 billion.
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- June 12, 2018 – 4 percent decline in number of international students at U.S. universities
- June 11, 2018 – 6.7 million job openings in U.S., more than number of unemployed
- June 8, 2018 – 1,888,559,339 dollars worth of former military equipment held by police departments
- June 7, 2018 – 55 million Americans will make in-store payments by smartphone this year
- June 6, 2018 – 23 percent of small business owners say finding qualified workers is biggest problem
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