Downloading office..

[Jason D]

I have seen websites such as this one: expansionsoft.com that allow you to
download office and other software for dirt cheap. Are these legal? To me It
falls under that to good to be true category.

Thanks,
J

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

No it is not legal! I suggest you purchase Office at a nearby
store that sells computer software. Otherwise, you'll likely
give some unscrupulous person your credit card number
and you'll become a sad-sack victim of software piracy!

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
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| I have seen websites such as this one: expansionsoft.com that allow you to
| download office and other software for dirt cheap. Are these legal? To me It
| falls under that to good to be true category.
|
| Thanks,
| J

 

[Jason D]

I didn't plan on it, no need to get nasty.

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

That wasn't a nasty reply.. it outlines what happens to people who take up
that kind of offer..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User

"If hard work were such a wonderful thing, surely the rich would have kept
it all to themselves." - Lane Kirkland

 

[Opinicus]

To me It
falls under that to good to be true category.

"Anything that seems to be too good to be true, is."

 

[Jason D]

How come microsoft lets the download websites run, they require credit cards
to download, surely microsoft could purchase a download then trace the credit
card charge back to the merchant?? Is that possible?? or are these websites
that untouchable.

j

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

It's tough when you have to cross borders to do that.