Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, In certain countries (e.g. China or Vietnam) a very high percentage of software is pirated. We are talking about percentages in the 90s and about industrial-size outfits rather than the lonely pirate at home with a CD burner. I would assume that PS 6.0 at $40 comes from such an outfit. Nathan "Peter A. Klein" wrote: > [If you reply, please reply to me directly as well as to the LUG (I get the > digest).] > > This morning, I received an "unsolicited commercial email" from an outfit > known as FSL Media, Inc. They claim to be selling OEM CDs of Photoshop 6.0 > for--hold your breath--$39.95. The CDs also include a bundle of other > Adobe titles. You pay via PayPal. > > Since PS 6 sells for about $600.00, this sounds suspicious. Has anyone > dealt with this outfit before? They claim that they are "liquidating > excess inventory" after an "overshipment." They further state: > > >How can you sell this software so cheap? It seems too good to be true - > is there a catch? > > > There is no catch - the software versions that we sell are OEM (Original > Equipment > > Manufacturer) which means you will receive the installation CDs only > (they do not come in their > > original retail packing and do not include the manual). We do guarantee > that all programs are > > the 100% full working retail versions - no demos or academic versions! > When you order, you will > receive all materials required for a complete > installation - or your money back! > > There's nothing about registration forms, so we don't know if the software > is registerable or not, or even if it's legal. > > They have two email addresses, one on Yahoo (the email address referenced > in their link to Paypal), and one on Hotmail (return address). Both > addresses use variants of their name, "FSL Media," rather than the usual > random letters and numbers that many spammers use. Neither address > "bounced" when I set them test messages from a hotmail account. They have > been a verified Paypal member since Oct 2000, with 13 buyers. > > If this offer is legitimate, it's very tempting. However, I'm still > suspicious. Does anyone know anything about this? > > --Peter > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html