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Old 11-29-2003, 10:30 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Scam?

My friend's friend found this website, figures it has to be a scam. As does he. And so do I. So what do you guys think?

http://oem-discounts.biz/

Scam, or legit?
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Old 11-29-2003, 11:17 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 11-29-2003, 11:36 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Maybe, maybe not. I've never looked into or dealt with OEM software but it does stand to reason that it would be available somehow.
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Old 11-30-2003, 08:10 AM   #4 (permalink)
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OEM software is good stuff (main problem is lack of manuals/box/support) but I was under the impression you had to buy hardware with it - ie it's supposed to be cheap to allow you to preinstall it on computers. So in this respect it looks slightly dodgy.
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Old 11-30-2003, 08:29 AM   #5 (permalink)
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From the faq:

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Where does this software comes from ?

The software is shipped from Eastern Europe

A WhoIS indicates that it comes from Russia.
And the Order form is unencrypted.

I dunno if it's a scam, but I sincerely doubt the legitimacy of the products and would stay away from it.
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Old 11-30-2003, 09:39 AM   #6 (permalink)
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A WhoIS indicates that it comes from Russia.
And the Order form is unencrypted.

I dunno if it's a scam, but I sincerely doubt the legitimacy of the products and would stay away from it.
Yeah, Ill second that. Find the software elsewhere.
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Old 11-30-2003, 10:09 AM   #7 (permalink)
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The testimonials are pretty funny too. My friend emailed the company to ask some questions, I doubt that he'll get a reply.


It does seem very dodgy...
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Old 11-30-2003, 11:04 AM   #8 (permalink)
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I wouldn't buy anything off of it, that's for sure..
However, OEM software goes as low as you're able to purchase it along with a cheap mice, iirc.
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