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by Anonymous User on Wed Feb 20, 2008 at 12:48:47 PM PDT

I can't tell you how often one of my clients tells me that they have found a copy of a program available from some store online for less than retail (the latest was a copy of Office 2007 Pro for $199.00). As a Microsoft reseller, I only sell legit copies for the correct price. In those situations, I try to educate them about illegal software. Unfortunately, sometimes the client will just see the low price and buy it against my advice. It's amazing how often those copies turn out to be bad at some time in the future. The moral of the story is that if the price is too good to be true, there is usually a good reason. Buyer beware!


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