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Date:	Mon, 21 Feb 2005 20:08:52 PST8
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: RE: Cheap Software...?

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In <421AAA8A.1090705@comcast.net>, on 02/21/05
at 07:44 PM, Martin Rosenfeld said:

>I am talking about software from companies that have Internet
>storefronts, accept credit cards, etc. This is not Warez stuff.

However, it may be gray-market. It all depends on where the software came
from a how it is licensed. If you want specific comments, you should post
a URL.

Some cheap software is just standard retail software that's cheap because
it is.

Some of the stuff is OEM packages being resold on the retail market.
Whether or not it this is 100% kosher depends on a lot of factors.

Many OEM licenses say the software must be sold as part of a system. In
this case selling the package separately violates the license terms.

OEM waranties typically differ from manufacturers warranties. Typically
the OEM is responsible for warranty support. This is one of the reasons
MS sells to Compaq cheaper than it will sell to an individual. For
example if you purchase a Compaq with WinXP installed, MS will typically
tell you call call Compaq for support.

If you purchase OEM software, you may have no recourse for warranty
support, even if the license terms do not precude this.

Sometimes the items will be retail but intended for foreign markets. This
does not happen all that often with software, but it used to happen a lot
with photo equipment. The price was right, but again since the sales
terms "as specified" getting warranty repair was often impossible.

Steven

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