Re: [OT] Win98 to XP

["mark_harrison_uk2" <mph@xxxxxxx>]

Tim,

Just read the eBay thing.=20

You are bidding on "information that shows you how to purchase
these=20
for =A3199 per year". You are not bidding on an actual licence.

The eBay advert says:

"technically speaking it's restricted to the likes of resellers,=20
consultants, developers, IT professionals etc, but this is open to=20
interpretation - if you are the person making the computer-purchasing=20
decisions for your household or business PC's - then you are eligible=20
for this offer"

This is, actually, according to interpretation by Microsoft, not by=20
you :-)

Let me now save you the price of your eBay bid, and give you the=20
information you want here:

http://www.microsoft.com/uk/partner/sales_and_marketing/actionpack/ter
ms.aspx

You will need to register as a Microsoft partner. If you _are_ a=20
consultant / reseller / etc, this will give you no problem.=20

One of the nice changes to MS's partner program recently is that you=20
now only need to be a partner, not a certified partner. This suits=20
people like me, since I _do_ provide my client's services based=20
around MS technologies, but don't have any MCSEs on the payroll.

If you are NOT such a thing, then you can always lie, but at that=20
point you've obtained the licence by deceit, and therefore are=20
(legally) no better off than if you'd simply ripped a CD from a=20
friend.

Action Pack is a great resource for the IT industry - please don't=20
abuse it.

Regards,

Mark

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Tim Fletcher" <timfletcher@b...>=20
wrote:
> check it out Ebay Item number - 3609817609=20
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> I thought it was suspect, but when I checked the feedback from=20
previous buyers everyone seemed happy.
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> Tim.
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