"When Microsoft products are launched in Taiwan, we release educational editions which are available to students at half to one-sixth of the normal price," says Chang Cheng-hsiu, business development manager at Microsoft Taiwan. By way of comparison, she observes that a car thief will gain no sympathy by claiming that he steals because he cannot afford to buy a Mercedes.
「微軟產品在進入台灣市場時，就推出優惠學生的教育版，價格約為市價的一半到六分之一」，台灣微軟公司專業開發經理張成秀比喻，偷車賊不能說因為開不起賓士，就為自己的「偷竊」行為合理化。