And, crucially, the counterfeit software cuts into Microsoft's potential profit.

而且，至关重要的是，盗版软件削弱了微软的潜在利润水平。

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The FBI said the action was an "unprecedented co-operative effort" that had seized 290,000 counterfeit software CDs.

美国联邦调查局表示，此次行动是一次“空前的合作行动”，共缴获了29万张盗版软件光碟。

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It said: "Countries around the world are expected to experience a significant decrease in the volume of counterfeit software as a direct result of this action."

微软表示：“预计此次行动的一个直接结果，将是世界各国的盗版软件数量大幅下降。”

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As a testament to this finding, we document the decimation of online credit-card financed counterfeit software sales due to a focused eradication effort.

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Threats to the supply chain range from the installation of malicious code in either hardware or software to the installiation of counterfeit equipment and the disruption of the production of critical components.

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Yet even with the threat of fines, people still download black market software, and the sale of counterfeit goods is a billion dollar industry.

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