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Brandon



On Sun, 29 Mar 1998 11:59:23 -0500, Mike Maguire
<mgm1@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

>According to the Microsoft legal represntative I spoke w/ last week at
>FOSE97, in Washington DC,
>it is not legal to sell or buy OEM software w/o it being part of a PC
>purchase.  The rep told me
>about people "cracking" the Mircosoft licensing code word/number and
>illegally ordering 1,000s of copies of MS products for a couple of
>dollars a piece.  For example, a large corporation orders 1,000s of
>licenses for MS Office.  Someone uses that license to order 1000s of MS
>Office CD-ROMs. (A physician I work with bought a copy of MS Office
>Professional for $70.00 at a local computer show.) He stated the MS
>Legal Dept has a list of >1,100 "offenders we are going to prosecute." 
>He further stated they were ready to make the moves on a "big offender
>in the DC area." 
>
>I don't have any interest in the above, just be careful out there.     
>
>Mike
> 
>
>
>Mike Hartigan wrote:
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> Mike Maguire unwittingly graced us with:
>> : 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...
>> :
>> :
>> : 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.
>> : >
>> : > -Dan
>> 
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>> |  Now that you've sold the      | Mike Hartigan                   |
>> |  sofa, where will the clown \\\| hartigan at interaccess dot com |
>> |  sit?                        \\\///                              |
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