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Mike Hartigan wrote in message <6fbpr4$2m5$1@nntp3.interaccess.com>...

>Mike Maguire unwittingly graced us with:
>: Don Dempsey wrote:
>: >
>: > *! BRaND NeW, FaCToRY SEaLeD, AnD FuLLY ReGisTeRabLE !*
>: >                     MS Office 97 Professional Edition - $75
>: > Includes..
>: > ~MS Word 97
>: > ~MS Access 97
>: > ~MS Excel 97
>: > ~MS PowerPoint 97
>: > ~MS Outlook 97
>: > w/ CD Key
>: >
>: >     If you are interested and would like to place an order just reply
to
>: > this posting.  We do ship COD anywhere in the US.  COD is only excepted
in
>: > secure funds.


>: How can you sell Off97 so cheaply?  Is the Enterprise release
>: or Off97 w/ SR1?  How can this be legal software?  If it's illegal
>: and you receive my email, then you've left a trail...

>Likely an OEM version.  Perfectly legal, but not exactly according to the
>terms of the agreement between Microsoft and the OEM.  It's intended to be
>sold only as part of a new PC (the software that is pre-installed when you
>buy a PC from a mass marketer).  You get the software, no manuals (plenty
>of docs on the disk), and no support (the OEM is supposed to support it
>after you buy the PC from him).  Office 97 Professional has been available
>for some time at local computer shows around Chicago for around $50.
>Windows 95 (full install) can be had for a little less, NT 4.0 Workstation
>has been selling for $75-ish.


Now what would tip you off that this character selling Office CD's is
not-so-respectable.  Could it be his creative use of upper and lower case
characters in his "headline"?

Could it be his poor grasp of the English language?

Could it be his terrible misuse of words like "excepted" rather than
"accepted"?

Could it be that something as obvious as a CD-KEY for the product is
specifically mentioned, as if there would be doubt to whether you would get
one or not?  Ditto for the "FuLLY ReGisTeRabLE !" comment?

For all you know, you pay your COD, open the jewel case and find a picture
of this clown laughing at you.  You never know.  Any darn fool can buy a
shrink wrapper.  Is the fact that the CD is "BRaND NeW, FaCToRY SEaLeD"
supposed to make anyone feel better about buying this?