Microsoft on Monday said that it is taking action against groups that sold copies of Windows and Office discounted for academic use to regular users. The Redmond, Wash., software maker has filed nine lawsuits and sent more than 50 letters threatening such action, it said in a statement. The suits were filed in the U.S., but target groups that operate internationally, posing as academic resellers in Jordan and elsewhere in that region and reselling discounted Microsoft products in the U.S. "These companies reaped millions of dollars in illegal profits by allegedly selling the software to Internet retailers in the United States rather than supplying it to the students," Microsoft said in the statement.
Many of the Internet retailers, in turn, allegedly made hefty profits by selling the software at retail prices to unsuspecting American consumers who were deceived into buying software that was not licensed for their use, Microsoft said. One of the largest offenders, EDirectSoftware.com, has already agreed to settle Microsoft's lawsuit for more than $1 million in cash and property, Microsoft said. Other merchants that received letters have agreed to stop selling the software, the company said.
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Many of the Internet retailers, in turn, allegedly made hefty profits by selling the software at retail prices to unsuspecting American consumers who were deceived into buying software that was not licensed for their use, Microsoft said. One of the largest offenders, EDirectSoftware.com, has already agreed to settle Microsoft's lawsuit for more than $1 million in cash and property, Microsoft said. Other merchants that received letters have agreed to stop selling the software, the company said.
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a) for the user to tell if they have been sold an academic in error.
b) Microsoft can tell if you are using an acedemic license when you shouldn't be?
I got XP quite cheap, and I'm worried. It validates, but you never know with computer fairs.
a) for the user to tell if they have been sold an academic in error.
b) Microsoft can tell if you are using an acedemic license when you shouldn't be?
I got XP quite cheap, and I'm worried. It validates, but you never know with computer fairs.
If the price is too good to be true, it usually is.
I recall my university offered Windows stuff for next to nothing, but I was in a very strong Linux-bigot phase at the time and had no interest, then lost the instructions.
lower your prices microsoft and stops stealing from us.
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