I suspect the, "too good to be true" law applies here. If any offer appears to be too good to be true, it very probably is.
There could be all sorts of reasons why Quark/Adobe are unable to shut down the questionable software dealers. They may be out of any effective jurisdiction for example, or they may not actually be selling any software, just taking people's money. I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole, or, indeed a cliche. Phil --- Sent on the move...... Phil Ward Skype: aphilw E: [email protected] W: www.philward.biz W: www.thegalleons.com W: http://thegalleons.bandcamp.com/album/the-galleons • Freelance writer and product designer. • Exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. www.veilletteguitars.com. • Consultant Designer of the Acoustic Energy AE22 nearfield monitor. • Contributor to Sound on Sound magazine. On 19 Jun 2012, at 08:47, Grafras <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks David. That's very helpful. Fore warned is fore armed. > If they are so illegal, it surprises me they are able to continue so > blatantly. Why don't Quark/Adobe clean them out. Its not as if they are doing > it in a back street - they're standing side by side in the marketplace with > them. > Graham > > On Monday, 18 June 2012 23:01:37 UTC+1, pitcairnpostcardmagazine wrote: > That software is incredibly cheep (but it is OEM software), and the website > looks good, but what can you tell from a good looking website? > > The following link may be of interest . . . I didn't know what OEM was until > I read this: > http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/findsoftware/f/oemsoftware.htm > > David > > > > On 18 June 2012 21:08, Grafras <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm currently using QXp 6.5 but need to upgrade to 8 as quickly and as > economically as poss. Issues are: > 1. My iMac has Snow Leopard OSX 10.6. Any problems here? > 2. "Soft Buy" www.shopsoftwares.net are selling QXp 8 downloads for $150. Is > this kosher? > 3. Any other advice on the subject greatly appreciated. > Thanks > Grafras > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/smug/-/ogC6hY3H8gcJ. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/smug/-/vZR-P7uUmMgJ. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
