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The original article that this post referred to has expired but there's still quite a bit of good information in this thread.
The point is that eBay software is a risky purchase with much of it illegally pirated.
Bob
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I've been interested in the idea that Adobe sent a confirm email like 1 month later. does it means the registered item appears in the account after 1 month. why they don't do that right away so we can walk at ease?
is the activation the same process as typing in the serial? since as i know, activation is totally different than registration.
is this sound like bootleg for you guys: the key is green check marked when typed in but is confirmed as invalid with an Adobe agent!!
thank you for all the suggestions from you guys
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My brother got a copy last year,what a disaster.
It is deinitely worth paying fullprice
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My computer recently crashed and I have the option of downgrading Vista to XP or upgrading Premiere Pro 1.5 to Premiere Pro CS4.
Recently I used Adobe customer service chat and asked whether it is registered. Adobe customer service told me that it was not registered. I asked if it was licensed to anyone. Adobe told me that it was not licensed to anyone. I asked whether this is a legit and legal copy. Adobe told me that it was a legit and legal copy. I then asked what version it was (academic, etc.). Adobe told me that it was an OEM version. I asked whether I can use an OEM to upgrade to CS4. They told me yes.
Am I ok? Do you think I'll have any problems?
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You said you asked Adobe... so what do you think someone in a USER TO USER forum is going to do?
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The whole disparity on price from so many different selling outlets for the Photoshop software is really tragic . I agree if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck then it probably is a duck. But still if it is a duck, meaning likely a fake, then why is it that these ebay sales persist in getting clearance, when adobe are quite within their rights to shut them down and request ebay have them cease selling ?? It makes me wonder just a little that perhaps there are a lot of cheaper back room sales of the legitimate software going on that make this a retailers debacle trying to compete on prices. Another point of confusion is the fact that although a lot of debate on wether there were or are any OEM versions of Photoshop past version 5.5. Well in fact I possess a copy of version 6.0 Photoshop, and also there happens to be a web site solely committed to selling OEM software This web site pride themselves in having agreements with major software companies to legitimately sell the software OEM versions for immediate download of most well known software apps, and they actually have the Photoshop Extended supposed OEM version of CS4 for sale at just $99.90 USD. So go figure, I would expect if adobe are on the ball there would not be this blatant abuse of illegitimate software sales running rife. I think I may end up going out and purchasing a Photoshop Elements copy since it is really all that fits well within my budget. However I do see a lot of older versions on Ebay USA advertised as unopened retail boxed legitimate software, and because older versions like version 7.0 and CS2 they are much more reasonably and affordably priced than what the latest retail CS4 prices are within Australia. But another concern there is that I have a feeling that if I import an Adobe Photoshop boxed package out of the USA, then I void any rights to a legitimate licensing usage agreement of the software, as I believe that it says on a lot of software packaging and quite likely the Adobe Photo shop, that the software is not for sale or usage outside of the USA or Canada, would this be correct, any one know ?? Still the quest goes on. Cheers Trev
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I would expect if adobe are on the ball there would not be this blatant abuse of illegitimate software sales running rife.
You would be justified in expecting that, but it is obvious they are not on the ball.
Their anti-piracy energies seem to be devoted to making it harder and harder for legitimate purchasers to deal with the activation system.
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Yes I get thefeeling a lot of software companies make their pricing
structures so hard for the average joe and their licensing structures so
hard to conform to that in the end they seem to become their own worse
enemies, who actually inspire the piracy market, because a lot of folk just
aren't interested in parting with large money for software,. so naturally
the pirates have an immediate market place. and when they take away a lot of
the legitimate second hand market due to licensing infringements and so
forth that further encourages the pirates to do even more business. Still
will keep searching for a cheaper unopened earlier version that complies
with the Adobe licensing structure. Best to keep on the right side of
things.
Cheers
Trev
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Why I thought this might be legite is I was just assuming that companies would be willing to sell the older versions of Photoshop for less to clear their inventories for the new version.
At least that's how it works with other retail merchandise, but I'm not sure it works that same way with software.
Does anyone have any experience with a reduced-priced version from a non-eBay source for CS3?
I'm going to follow the advice and see if they "company" responds to my email asking for the serial number to verify with Adobe. My guess is that I'll never hear back from them.
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Most of these "no name" businesses that have these store fronts on eBay, Amazon.com, Price Grabber, etc. could be one person working from their kitchen table for all you know. Amazon may have more stringent requirements on who they will let sell on their site but I doubt eBay and Price Grabber do. :-)
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Bob
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here's a tip for people who buy software that IS oem... one of the terms of the oem software is generally you need to sell it WITH the equiptment. so an "OEM version" of windows for example is generally only legal when sold WITH A COMPUTER.