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Talahasee wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:26:59 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
> <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> but I wouldn't buy
>> one on eBay--especially if the price were very low. The chances of
>> getting a pirated copy that you won't be able to activate is very
>> high.
>
> Not so. EBay verifies their s/w and sellers. They have
> notices on their web page that if you attempt to sell
> pirated s/w, buyers are encouraged to report you, and EBay
> will prosecute to the fullest extent.
You are much too trusting. You might want to read this recent news article:
http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/Tiffany-Sues-eBay-for-Selling-Fakes/story.xhtml?story_id=13300EUL64I5or
tinyurl.com/akjvbIn">http://tinyurl.com/akjvbIn this particular case, it's not counterfeit software
being sold, but theissue is the same.--Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows:
Shell/UserPlease reply to the newsgroup
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