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"Frank Booth Snr" <frank@oldman.com> wrote in message
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> Like others I have been inundated with adverts from this company
>
http://www.software-disks.com that sell MS products dirt cheap. Eg, they
> sell OEM Windows XP Pro SP2 for $80. I was considering buying a system
disk
> from them. But has anyone had problems when purchasing from this company.
> Are they pirates or is the stuff genuine?
I can't speak to this site specifically, but stop and think about the
situation. Software sales are very competitive. How can it be that your
local big box store or known internet sale site isn't offering the material
for a similar price?
Oh, you could argue they have more mark up or overhead, but they don't have
THAT MUCH more overhead!! I have been in business; everyone has the
thinnest imagineable margins.
Various governments have turned a blind eye to copyright infringements for
years. I was in Taipai in 1978 and they had bookstores filled to the rafters
with ripped off reproductions of US titles for 10% of US prices. However,
one didn't want to be snagged going through US customs with this material.
The fines are tough!!
So, is it "genuine"?? It may be accurate, but it may also be pirated. Do
you want to take the following chances:
1. the whole thing is an attempt to get your credit card info
2. the software may do more harm than good
3. the customs people may knock on your door for receiving stolen property
(has happened)
4. bill gates will sniff you out eventually and slaughter your first born,
then take you to court.
Regardless of your love or disdain for any software publisher it is their
work product. They put the effort into it. They take the risks. They are
entitled to sell their product for the price they think they can get away
with. This is the way life is. accept it. Deal with it.
Whenever I see these offers I am reminded of an encounter I had in Rota,
Spain with a local female. She was pretty and cheap, but the ride was lousy
and I got the clap.
chuck