Ban the Software Industry

I read somewhere that the Total IT BPO Industry is worth USD 72Billion.
India's software exports are at USD60 Billion and is showing a CAGR of 16-17%.It contributes a whopping 5.8% to the GDP and directly employs 2.23 million people.But I strongly advocate that software industry should be banned.Yes totally banned.And here is the reason why.

I have a laptop.Which I use essentially for browsing and downloading.Then came the Orkut revolution.Spend hours adding friends,writing testimonials,writin (s)crap.I was getting bored of it,here comes Linkedin and then Facebook.Then once I was done with these three..there started the Facebook quizzes.Wat crap quiz one must say..but u were more stupid to attempt most of them.And once u again became wise enough to chuck these,there comes the games.Mafia Wars,Mob Wars and then Farm ville.

And one fine day,I have lost precious time that I was previously using for READING.READING,which I am so passionate about..Reading which makes me feel that I am in line with the world..Reading which gives me topic to keep my mouth never shut...Reading that gives me the false confidence that I am a intellectual..and I spend time doing these crap on these social networking sites?

Fine..they say time is precious..many people cost time ( manhours..hourly rate etc).but lost time is just a notional money loss.Let me tell u how Software ( and Hardware) adds to GDP contribution by trapping gullible people like us.

1.The trillions of articles that warn you about malware,virus and stuff,that gives you nightmare.Your data might be leaked.And lo,you scurry for the latest Anti Virus or Trojan remover.

2.You want to download a movie or a song.Look at those hundreds of site.If you are a free user,then restricted amount of downloads per day or per month.restricted download speed.only one download at a time.If you are a premium user,then Unlimited options.

3.If you want to view a movie online,if you are a free user,then watch half the movie first.Wait for atleast 45 minutes before you watch the rest.If you are a paid user,keep going uninterrupted.

4.Download a big file.You will get it in .rar format.And then before your happiness ( of getting your most wanted file in a matter of few seconds)..you will find yourself hunting for a .rar software to open this file.Not to worry,you will find it online.But the program is a trial version.Which will extract only 50% of your file.Or if you are luckier,you will get a trial version that lasts for 15 days.

5.Get to your daily activities.YOu dont want to stand in a queue to get your movie tickets?Go online to simplify..And lo..PVR will charge you a "convenient fee".Wasnt the internet a medium to reduce costs and improve efficiency?

6.Transaction failed while making a payment? Endless followups..phone calls..and if you do get your money back..its takes 45 days.

Pay Pay and Pay..thats all you can do

And the worst of all..that money can probably cannot get you back.
I think my Laptop crashed.With Windows XP...Symantec Anti virus..Microsoft Office 2007..Internet Explorer 8...Adobe Reader..and the endless other software loaded onto my laptop..the load was far too much for my lappy.All these baggage and I hardly use a few of them..and am sure.i use only one s/w at a time ( excluding the OS and the Anti virus)..If my laptop doesnt recover from this Coma that it is in now..then i lose a treasure of photos..that I havent backedup anywhere else..

Softwares should be banned ( but am i not using a piece of software to post this blog?) Silly me