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Microsoft Office - EBAY

oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
edited March 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
is it legit? it sells for $499 or so retail and on the ms website.

someone suggested to me that these might be stolen copies.

i have no idea. anyone ever buy ms office (professional) on ebay?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=370027260385&Category=150132

this is one of many for sale by this vendor
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  • SomniumSomnium Posts: 85
    It's legit.

    Microsoft is on ebay like flies on shit. Anything that isn't remotely ok in their book is gone in a flash.
    fuck the public
  • oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
    somnium wrote:
    It's legit.

    Microsoft is on ebay like flies on shit. Anything that isn't remotely ok in their book is gone in a flash.

    i was thinking that MS would be all over it but i gave thought because of the price. i.e., why buy retail or from MS if i can get it on ebay for 1/3 of the MSRP?

    anyone else like to chip in?
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    It's legit but for example, this one was the Academic version.

    ". Academic licensing is available to qualified educational institutions, students, and staff."

    Don't know what you have to prove or not to register it.
  • turnedmyworldtoblackturnedmyworldtoblack Posts: 151
    bit torrent
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,145
    I wouldnt screw around with that

    get it from an authorized distributor under warranty
  • lalalalaaaaaaaalalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    I don't think I've ever actually bought a copy of MS Office...I always just get a new computer that comes with it haha.
  • oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
    redrock wrote:
    It's legit but for example, this one was the Academic version.

    ". Academic licensing is available to qualified educational institutions, students, and staff."

    Don't know what you have to prove or not to register it.

    Yep, that's it. Given your reply and the fact that I emailed the seller asking about the AE version and the seller has not replied.. (HA!).

    Thanks all for the info.
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • GreenTeaDiseaseGreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    I bought it off ebay several years ago...seemed to be completely legit to me!
  • oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    I bought it off ebay several years ago...seemed to be completely legit to me!

    Windows Office Professional? For less than $200.00? Was it the AE version?

    Hell, I'm all for saving money!!
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • LedbetterusLedbetterus Posts: 592
    Those academic versions are shady.

    Basically they give schools one registration key that gets passed around and is legit and usable on an infinity amount of machines.

    Someone I know (I won't mention names) got a full academic version of Windows XP on a torrent site with a legit key code that will allow full updates through Microsoft.
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  • mensanemensane Posts: 912
    a friend of mine used to have a part-time "job" at microsoft testing video games that were still in development. as their "payment", they got free software. most people just grabbed video games that they wanted for their own use. others were smarter and chose the higher valued software (like Office). they then would sell it on Ebay. this was how they actually got paid for their "job".
  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    I've downloaded Office from bit torrent before and have used it on several computers.

    I've never tried it, but I've heard good things about Open Office (it's free)
    http://www.openoffice.org/

    Don't bother trying to get Windows from an unauthorized source though... that's a royal pain to try to get registered and work correctly.
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  • El_KabongEl_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    redrock wrote:
    It's legit but for example, this one was the Academic version.

    ". Academic licensing is available to qualified educational institutions, students, and staff."

    Don't know what you have to prove or not to register it.


    i got my windows 2000 thru the academic licensing, i didn't have to prove anything, i got it off some website and paid a fraction of what it costs retail
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