[Coco] EverythingOutlet.com selling counterfeit software?

[Sean]

At least now I know the answer to the question "Who the heck is still
using Lotus apps besides people that work for IBM?"  :)



On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 11:58 PM, Stephen H. Fischer
<SFischer1 at mindspring.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> EverythingOutlet.com selling counterfeit software?
>
> YES!
>
> As soon as I looked at the insert, it's poor print quality and what it said
> I became suspicious.
>
> On the EverythingOutlet.com's FAQ:
>
> "We do NOT and will NOT sell fake, pirated, copied, or bootlegged products."
> YAH!
>
> http://www.internetnews.com/software/article.php/3848226/SIIA+Adobe+Take+Online+Pirates+to+Court.htm
>
> http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/faq/a/softwarescams.htm
>
> $29 for IBM's Lotus Smart Suite 9.8.2 when IBM wants $342?
>
> ---------------------------------
> Still, Microsoft Security Essentials found no problems.
>
> I installed it into a Virtual Machine and it looks right when compared with
> 9.7 which I got for ~ double the price ten years ago from a clothing surplus
> store in Florida.
>
> It wanted to call home to IBM right away, but the VM has no Internet
> connection. (Would IBM erase my HDD?)
>
> Looking at what has changed, there is very little and I doubt that I would
> be happy if the price was higher.
>
> I will be using it only in a VM until I am sure there are no problems.
>
> The CD sure looks good but I would need to have a real one from IBM to
> compare with.
>
> Anyway, look for my web page with all it's downloads to improve soon.
>
> We all get caught sometime, I think that this is my first.
>
> SHF
>
>
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