Windows 7 professional full under $100? is this legit?

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Hi, i've been looking to upgrade to windows 7 professional full version and came across this website:

https://www.realbuysoftware.com/windows-7-professional-download-32-64-bit.html

This is a download version of windows 7 pro full and is supposedly 100% authentic. The company and website seem legit however i'm wary. anyone know anything about this company? is this a legit company? has anybody ever bought software from them and can vouch/recommend them? thanks for the help.
 
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I wouldn't buy from them, buy from a retailer or etailer you know. That site has no physical address, and no commercial phone number (to check their area code). Your risks include:
-- Losing the $94.99 if the software is not genuine.
-- Installing software infested with trojans, viruses, and other ugly surprises.
-- Giving your credit card or other payment info to fraudsters.
Saving ~$30 is not worth the risk to me. But it's your money.
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I didn't know that you could buy Microsoft OS as a download?
I thought MS doesn't release this except for users who have Open Licence Agreements? Maybe that's how they're getting away with it - by providing Open Value licence and software? I know that if you're a charity or education institution, you get MS Open licences at a fraction of the retail cost so I think that this is probably how they're getting away with it................ other thoughts?
 
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I wouldn't buy from them, buy from a retailer or etailer you know. That site has no physical address, and no commercial phone number (to check their area code). Your risks include:
-- Losing the $94.99 if the software is not genuine.
-- Installing software infested with trojans, viruses, and other ugly surprises.
-- Giving your credit card or other payment info to fraudsters.
Saving ~$30 is not worth the risk to me. But it's your money.
 
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Well put. :)

Don't trust a place that has no physical address or phone number that's for sure.
 
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As far as I know, Digital River had the exclusive contratct to sell windows OS downloads. I paid about £50 (nearly $100) including backup DVD, but that was the student Windows 7 UPG deal.

Thay are also using .tar files if I read that page correctly, normally MS has thier own self extracting files. My downloads were "Windows Marketplace Box" files.

I wouldn't trust it. Too many small astrange things.
 
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Totally illegal…only downloads that come from adobe.com are legitimate.



Thanks



Chris Stickle

Enforcement Manager, Anti-Piracy

Adobe Systems Incorporated

601 Townsend St.

San Francisco, CA 94103

415.832.5187

415.832.4166 fax

cstickle@adobe.com





From: Jerry Collins [mailto:jercol@stockwatch.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 7:04 AM
To: piracy
Subject: Realbuy Software



Hi,



I'm writing to confirm that Realbuy Software (realbuysoftware.com) is an authorized dealer of Adobe products. It offers Adobe products for download at a discount.



I want to make sure I am getting a genuine Adobe product.



Thanks



J. Collins

Vancouver, B.C.

 
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I do hate the price difference between the UK and US. It was £30 here (I did pay an extra bit for the DVD).
 
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