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- From: berger@atropa (Mike Berger)
- Subject: Re: cheap PC and pirated DOS/WINDOWS
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 17:58:55 GMT
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- newsmann@gmath.uum.edu writes:
- >I bought a 286 two years ago from the cheapest PC store in the area. They
- >installed DOS and some other softwares, with no manuals or anything. So I
- >guess that is not a legal copy. They did a good business and now opened
- >another store in the area. Last I visited, they sell DOS with systems. That
- >is, DOS with manuals. Of course their prices are not cheapest anymore.
-
- >I bought another PC, a 486DX-33, from a now cheapest store in the area.
- >They installed DOS and WINDOWS for me. no manuals. The receipt only
- >listed hardware cost, no softwares.
-
- >I never had/have any problems with those PCs, hardware or software wise.
- >I was wondering if all those cheap stores competing with bigger ones
- >initially with pirated copies of DOS or Windows.
- *----
- It sure sounds like it. I don't think Microsoft authorizes OEM's to
- install DOS or Windows without supplying disks and manuals too.
-
- --
- Mike Berger
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