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You don't get what you pay for anymore[ Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#5)
by Anonymous User on Thu Feb 21, 2008 at 09:43:39 AM PDT

You have a company that has deliberately designed its product such that at whim it can declare any and all current copies of its software null and void, regardless of whether the user has actually, validly paid for it. In addition, the consumer has absolutely no recourse according to the EULA. Why would anyone pay for such a thing?

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BS. The reader [ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#9)
by Anonymous User on Sat Feb 23, 2008 at 07:13:51 AM PDT

If the user bought a legit copy of the software, he wouldn't have problems with activation.  He went cheap -- he got what he paid for.

Buying software from some unknown "reseller" is akin to buying software from "that guy on the corner."  

Sadly, the cheapskate managed to get compensated for his stupidity.

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Overpriced[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#15)
by Enoemos on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 02:15:00 PM PDT

If Mickeysoft didn't severely overprice its buggy product, people wouldn't be trying so hard to find a copy at a reasonable price. Not everyone can afford to help some Mickeysoft executive buy another yacht :-(

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