For consumers and small businesses with limited purchasing power, quality concerns also frequently fall by the wayside. Maintaining a microcomputer system in working order is the primary concern for many in this nation of small and medium size businesses. Nicaragua's small formal industrial sector does not produce microcomputer systems or accessory equipment. There are no software manufacturers in the country. All software is imported.
Most software is available on the black market for a fraction of the price it retails for.
The government is trying to minimize the black market because they are losing millions of dollars through the piracy of software.