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Old 03-25-2009, 07:39 AM  
gideongallery
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Originally Posted by quantum-x View Post
No. It's a scam.
You're paying for pirate software.
yes and no
it an out of scope use of the software, companies will sell the stuff really cheap to the oem because
1. the oem assume the support cost
2. the oem buy huge volumes
3. it a way to get preloaded /in front of a lot of people who would normally not buy your stuff
4. the licience does not allow you to move it to another machine, so if you upgrade your machine you have to BUY the software at full price for the new machine.

what these guys are doing is buying the oem copies and selling them outside the scope of the licience. (see 4)

basically your buying software that if you read the licience you are not allowed to install.
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