Is this a copy of MS Office Professional full Retail or counterfei

[Julien321]

I ordered Office Standard full retail from Softwarenedia.com and I received a
"free upgrade to Professional" flat pack. The pack says Launch 2007 Resource
Kit and has instructions to go to www.launchtour2007.com/download to download
the software. They say it is the full retail version of Office Professional
and has all the say features. You can change computers, upgrade in the
future, a MS key, and full MS support. Is this legit because it sure smells
fishy?

 

[JoAnn Paules]

I can't be positive but that doesn't sound like a legal copy to me. I know
they were giving out copies at the Launch but you had to be there. And the
idea of a "free upgrade" makes it really suspicious.

I assume you've already handed them your credit card number?



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JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[JoAnn Paules]

BTW - Amazon.com is less expensive.

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JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

The launch kits are full fledged versions of Office 2007 Professional
that Microsoft handed out (for free) to all attendees of the (free)
Office/Vista Launch Events. When you open the orange booklet, you should
have a license key on the inside.
However, I am pretty sure that selling/redistributing these kits is
illegal. So you have a legitimate copy that was purchased illegally.
It's up to you to decide what to do.
You can report this as software piracy to Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/Reporting.mspx
According to the MS FAQ on that page, your first step would be to
request a fully legitimate copy from the vendor or return it for a
refund: http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/Reporting_FAQ.mspx


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