Do you have a pirated copy of XP handy?
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It amazes me how eBay gets by with people pushing pirated software without any action. Not just their part, but it would seem that software companies would hire someone to monitor this and attach those that do the most. Here is an example, this laptop comes with about a $1,000 of software.. Hmmm.. http://cgi.ebay.com/Gateway-600YGR-1-6Ghz-512MB-80GB-16-LCD-Combo- Drive_W0QQitemZ140266638428QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item140266638428&_trkparms= 72%3A1156%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14[^] Current bid is $112.50 If this guy is legal, then he will lose his shirt in the deal :) I know our world has changed, but really, this just seems wrong and so many levels!
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How else would you get XP? (correct me if I'm wrong, but there is currently no legal way is there?)
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Rocky Moore wrote:
If this guy is legal, then he will lose his shirt in the deal
Totally. The problem is how do you prove any theft. All he really has to do is claim that he will ship the original media and his backups for the software. It would be pretty difficult for organizations such as BSA to purchase all of these laptops. :)
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Chris Austin wrote:
difficult for organizations such as BSA to purchase all of these laptops.
They don't have to purchase all of them.
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Interesting point. Are you saying that non-transferable means an original license can only be used and must be destroyed upon change of ownership (in this case, hardware)?
I have seen these clauses on some OEM and retail copies. At least online. Not sure about what is or is not covered.
John
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It amazes me how eBay gets by with people pushing pirated software without any action. Not just their part, but it would seem that software companies would hire someone to monitor this and attach those that do the most. Here is an example, this laptop comes with about a $1,000 of software.. Hmmm.. http://cgi.ebay.com/Gateway-600YGR-1-6Ghz-512MB-80GB-16-LCD-Combo- Drive_W0QQitemZ140266638428QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item140266638428&_trkparms= 72%3A1156%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14[^] Current bid is $112.50 If this guy is legal, then he will lose his shirt in the deal :) I know our world has changed, but really, this just seems wrong and so many levels!
Rocky <>< Recent Blog Post: Going to Stanford University for free?
There's nothing wrong with selling your license to software and transferring it. I don't understand what you think the guy is doing wrong.
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There's nothing wrong with selling your license to software and transferring it. I don't understand what you think the guy is doing wrong.
“Cannot find REALITY.SYS...Universe Halted.” ~ God on phone with Microsoft Customer Support
Richard Andrew x64 wrote:
There's nothing wrong with selling your license to software and transferring it.
If it really was "Legal" software and not just pirated, then this person has to be one of the most stupid people around as just the Photoshop license would be worth more than double what the machine is worth. Often on eBay, people just grab a copy of pirated software and throw it on a machine they are selling. The harm is that people believe they are buying a machine with legal software only to find out later that they have no offical license to any of it, they legally only have a blank computer with not even an OS.
Rocky <>< Recent Blog Post: Going to Stanford University for free?
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It amazes me how eBay gets by with people pushing pirated software without any action. Not just their part, but it would seem that software companies would hire someone to monitor this and attach those that do the most. Here is an example, this laptop comes with about a $1,000 of software.. Hmmm.. http://cgi.ebay.com/Gateway-600YGR-1-6Ghz-512MB-80GB-16-LCD-Combo- Drive_W0QQitemZ140266638428QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item140266638428&_trkparms= 72%3A1156%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14[^] Current bid is $112.50 If this guy is legal, then he will lose his shirt in the deal :) I know our world has changed, but really, this just seems wrong and so many levels!
Rocky <>< Recent Blog Post: Going to Stanford University for free?
ebay just doesn't care. i've tried to report this stuff and been told to get stuffed.
Christian Graus No longer a Microsoft MVP, but still happy to answer your questions.
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It amazes me how eBay gets by with people pushing pirated software without any action. Not just their part, but it would seem that software companies would hire someone to monitor this and attach those that do the most. Here is an example, this laptop comes with about a $1,000 of software.. Hmmm.. http://cgi.ebay.com/Gateway-600YGR-1-6Ghz-512MB-80GB-16-LCD-Combo- Drive_W0QQitemZ140266638428QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item140266638428&_trkparms= 72%3A1156%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14[^] Current bid is $112.50 If this guy is legal, then he will lose his shirt in the deal :) I know our world has changed, but really, this just seems wrong and so many levels!
Rocky <>< Recent Blog Post: Going to Stanford University for free?
Have you ever tried to sell ancient equipment? I had an Adaptec 3940 SCSI2 card, and external SCSI2 enclosure, SEVEN SCSI2 hard drives, a SCSI 7-disc CD changer, and half a dozen SCSI CD drives. I couldn't GIVE that stuff away two years ago, so I ended up just throwing it all away. I have at least half a dozen 100mb routers of various lineage, and nobody wants them because GB ethernet is the hot new thing. They'll probably all just end up in the garbage like the SCSI stuff. If the guy can get $112 for his old system, more power to him. Beyond that, anyone stupid enough to fire up a used computer without wiping, reformatting, and reinstalling the OS (especially if it's Windows) is a fool. BTW, the machine he's selling ain't exactly modern by any standard of the definition, so I bet the software is pretty old too. In fact, it sounds like a default half-ass software install. XP, and limited function versions of the real thing (a lot of the same software came on my Compaq about six years ago). So why does anyone here care, and why is it even worth discussing?
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
Have you ever tried to sell ancient equipment? I had an Adaptec 3940 SCSI2 card, and external SCSI2 enclosure, SEVEN SCSI2 hard drives, a SCSI 7-disc CD changer, and half a dozen SCSI CD drives. I couldn't GIVE that stuff away two years ago, so I ended up just throwing it all away. I have at least half a dozen 100mb routers of various lineage, and nobody wants them because GB ethernet is the hot new thing. They'll probably all just end up in the garbage like the SCSI stuff. If the guy can get $112 for his old system, more power to him. Beyond that, anyone stupid enough to fire up a used computer without wiping, reformatting, and reinstalling the OS (especially if it's Windows) is a fool. BTW, the machine he's selling ain't exactly modern by any standard of the definition, so I bet the software is pretty old too. In fact, it sounds like a default half-ass software install. XP, and limited function versions of the real thing (a lot of the same software came on my Compaq about six years ago). So why does anyone here care, and why is it even worth discussing?
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
So why does anyone here care, and why is it even worth discussing?
Because piracy effects everyone in the end...
Rocky <>< Recent Blog Post: Going to Stanford University for free?
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How else would you get XP? (correct me if I'm wrong, but there is currently no legal way is there?)
In addition to what Drew said, get a copy of vista business (or ultimate) and legally downgrade to XPpro.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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Have you ever tried to sell ancient equipment? I had an Adaptec 3940 SCSI2 card, and external SCSI2 enclosure, SEVEN SCSI2 hard drives, a SCSI 7-disc CD changer, and half a dozen SCSI CD drives. I couldn't GIVE that stuff away two years ago, so I ended up just throwing it all away. I have at least half a dozen 100mb routers of various lineage, and nobody wants them because GB ethernet is the hot new thing. They'll probably all just end up in the garbage like the SCSI stuff. If the guy can get $112 for his old system, more power to him. Beyond that, anyone stupid enough to fire up a used computer without wiping, reformatting, and reinstalling the OS (especially if it's Windows) is a fool. BTW, the machine he's selling ain't exactly modern by any standard of the definition, so I bet the software is pretty old too. In fact, it sounds like a default half-ass software install. XP, and limited function versions of the real thing (a lot of the same software came on my Compaq about six years ago). So why does anyone here care, and why is it even worth discussing?
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I have at least half a dozen 100mb routers of various lineage, and nobody wants them because GB ethernet is the hot new thing.
How many ports do they have? I'd snagged a cheapo 16port 10/100 switch a year and a half ago for extra ports but it died and I haven't gotten around to replacing it yet.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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In addition to what Drew said, get a copy of vista business (or ultimate) and legally downgrade to XPpro.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
