gary wrote:
> thanks bruce but i was looking on ebay and have seen the vista software
> ond on the front of the box it says service desk upgrade Factory Sealed
> Service Desk Edition Microsoft Vista Business Upgrade
> Only the 32-bit DVD-ROM is included. Inside the box, you will find
> instructions on how to order a 32-bit CD-ROM or 64-bit DVD-ROM directly from
> Microsoft for a minimal fee, including shipping and handling. just
> wondering the differance is?
You'd have to ask the seller to be certain, but it's may well be an OEM
Upgrade that isn't supposed to be resold.
Getting a legitimate license of any kind from eBay is something of
a crap shoot. One should be very careful buying any software on eBay,
as eBay makes no prior effort to ensure that such sales are legitimate.
The problems stem from two completely different sources, but have the
same results: the buyer gets ripped off. A great many people don't fully
understand the terms of the license they own, and don't understand that
they cannot legitimately resell it, and - worse still - there are a
great many sellers who do know that they're selling bogus licenses. eBay
reacts only when someone files a complaint, and then all that really
happens, especially in the case of the many deliberate fraudsters, is
the seller of the pirated software returns using a different alias, to
continue selling illegitimate licenses.
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