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Learn more about counterfeit software to Microsoft software.
You want to completely avoid the counterfeit software and just wish to buy genuine software, then this article is for you alone. Just read it.
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Learn more about counterfeit software to Microsoft software.
The Counterfeit software can be defined the result of unauthorized copying, unauthorized reproduction and unauthorized manufacture of software products. Mostly the counterfeit software looks to be authentic and sometimes it is distributed in such packaging that may imitate the original manufacturer's specific packaging.
Microsoft Corporation's the Rogues Gallery:
All of us can view some of the latest examples and illustrations of counterfeit Windows Vista and counterfeit Microsoft Office 2007 in the Rogues Gallery. The purpose of the Rogues Gallery is to learn about some of the rogues that are out there so that a customer do not become their next victim of counterfeit software. A customer can view and learn more about Rogues Gallery by clicking in this link: http://www.microsoft.com/howtotell/counterfeit/en/rogues.htm?displaylang=en
Microsoft Corporation's the Counterfeit Gallery:
A customer can view the Counterfeit Gallery which shows some of examples and illustrations of counterfeit software in the following three categories viz., low-grade, mid-grade, and high-grade counterfeit software. It is the awareness about counterfeit software that counts, i.e. the more a customer knows about counterfeit software, the easier it will be for him to ensure that he always purchases genuine Microsoft software. To view this Counterfeit Gallery, the software Microsoft Silverlight [http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=92799 ] is required. A customer can view Counterfeit Software Gallery by clicking at the following link: http://www.microsoft.com/howtotell/counterfeit/gallery/default.aspx?displaylang=en
Counterfeit software Scams:
A customer should know that the counterfeit software can originate from many number of sources. Therefore, it's important and better to buy from a reputed seller especially when purchasing software or Personal Computers that come with software embedded. The following are some common scams to avoid:
Scam No.1 : Re-bundled Software.
The software Compact Discs which are genuine but which are not intended at all for any resale are bundled with Certificate of Authenticity or COA and End User License Agreement or EULA from completely illegal sources other than Microsoft. In some other cases, almost all of the components are genuine, but they are not produced to be sold as a set or together, which therefore makes the entire product counterfeit. Therefore, a customer has to look on C.D.s for text inscriptions like "Not For Resale" and on Certificate of Authenticity or COA for some of the names of companies, which are other than those from whom he bought the software or for the acronym Original Equipment Manufacturer or OEM, if he did not purchased the software in a preinstalled status on a Personal Computer.
Scam No.2: Auction Web Sites.
It is a quite big revelation that the Business Software Alliance or BSA has estimated that " a majority percentage" [http://www.bsacybersafety.com/?displaylang=en ] of software, which is sold on auction website is counterfeit software. The sellers in such website may claim that the low price is meant for "liquidated product" or they are having an agreement with Microsoft Corporation. Also, they may claim that the software disc is a backup copy of software or they offer a special price for selling a compilation C.D. with software from multiple publishers on a single disc or C.D..
Customers can have awareness on this subject by reading the Information from the BSA about online software shopping by clicking at the following link: http://www.bsacybersafety.com/fraud?displaylang=en
Scam No.3: Spam e-mail messages
The customer should be beware about E-mail messages claiming drastically or alarmingly discounted prices for Microsoft software which in most cases are probably scams. Most of those links lead to flashy and shiny websites from which a customer can only buy counterfeit software at very low prices. In most of the cases, the information customer uses when buying a counterfeit software viz., name, address, credit card details etc. are then used to commit credit card fraud or identity theft. A customer can become alert by reading Ten tips from the BSA to avoid piracy online, by just clicking at the following link: http://www.bsacybersafety.com/files/BuyerBeware.pdf?displaylang=en
Scam No.4: Deals from other regions
A customer should always try to buy locally so as to avoid any scams originating from other regions. The modus-operandi for such selling is that the software is often stolen in one region and then sold very cheaply in another region. In some other instances or scams, counterfeiters originating from another region may likely to offer to let the customer buy multiple units of a product at a very cheap price so that the customer can sell them online once again, thus promising him a lot of money. Despite this, a customer may find himself paying large amount as fines for dealing in counterfeits and thus finally the real counterfeiters already have the customer's money.
Scam No.5: Downloads from Non-Microsoft.com
Customers may bear it in mind that Microsoft Corporation does not authorize any other Web sites to offer downloads or sale of Microsoft software. A customer can expect a complete ruin when he buys counterfeit software as some of this counterfeit software downloads may include broken code or viruses. It is better to remember always that the only best way to download a genuine Microsoft software is through www.Microsoft.com. If a customer wishes to Download genuine Microsoft software trials, he can do so, just by clicking at the following link: http://www.microsoft.com/products/info/render.aspx?view=22&type=std&content=22/EvalCenterHome&ss=22/xslt/campaignhome&displaylang=en
Scam No.6: Hard disk loading
More often it happens that there's nothing for a customer to look at and to confirm that the software he is purchasing is genuine. The customer pays someone to install the Microsoft software or he buys a Personal Computer in which software come in pre-installed, but the seller does not give a installtion C.D., or a Certificate of Authenticity or COA, or a End User License Agreement or EULA. The customer will just have the software loaded on the hard disk drive of his personal computer. In this case, never forget to make sure that the seller has a volume license and the customer should always at least have a Certificate of Authenticity or COA for the software he is buying. To learn more about, Certificate of Authenticity or COA, just make click on this link: http://www.microsoft.com/howtotell/content.aspx?displaylang=en&pg=coa
Scam No.7 : Street vendors
In many regions of the globe, the street vendors sell counterfeit software, either openly or to those customers who know the tricky way to ask for such software. It is immaterial that whether or not a customer had to ask for it in a special way, he can avoid counterfeit software by neglecting the street vendors.
Hence, software buying customer beware of counterfeits always and buy only genuine software from Microsoft Corporation.
Reference www.microsoft.com
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