RE: Office purchase
From: Chris Schatte (caschatte_at_msn.com)
Date: 07/16/04
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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 10:11:02 -0700
Bob Lore
Exactly as John stated, purchasing Microsoft Software on ebay is a buyer beware at best. Worst is that the software you buy is unusable...
Chris Schatte
-- use the Office Online web based newsreader here: http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx In Office System 2003 applications: Help/Assistance Pane/open Communities "John Ski" wrote: > >Subject: RE: Office purchase > >From: "Bob Lore" anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com > >Date: 7/16/2004 9:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time > >Message-id: <2d7a701c46b37$b92e0230$a601280a@phx.gbl> > > > >Explain, why. If it is still "as I mentioned below", what > >makes this illegal from MS's point of view that a buyer > >must beware? > > > >THX > >Bob > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>Bob Lore, > >>Caveat emptor > >> > >>Chris Schatte > >>-- > >>use the Office Online web based newsreader here: > >>http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en- > >us/default.mspx > >>In Office System 2003 applications: > >>Help/Assistance Pane/open Communities > >> > >> > >>"Bob Lore" wrote: > >> > >>> Is it legal to by a sealed copy of MS Office xp > >>> Professional from services like eBay that contains the > >>> holigram and license agreement that have not been > >opened, > >>> installed and activated? > >>> > >>> THX > >>> B > >>> > >>. > >> > It is not a question of legality. It may make MS angry or even violate their > policy to purchase a "grey market" copy of their S/W, but it's not "illegal". > I think what Chris is saying is that you may not get what you think you're > going to get from an eBay Seller. It is easy to re-shrink wrap an already > activated copy of, eg. XP Pro, which makes it essentially useless or it may be > an OEM copy which won't work on your machine. > > Cheers, > John > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" > ***Arthur C. Clarke*** >
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