Guest Choiptpieve Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Sorry, maybe this question is off topic for this board, but I hope someone may clear it out for me. rnI have heard that OEM software are much cheaper than retail version and after digging over the web I have found software site that proposed many different software discount. Can you suggest if this safe to purchase the affordable software online? Can you share your thoughts what need I look over when start purchase? rn rnThanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RahRah Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 OEM = original equipment manufacturer; software of this type is installed at the build by the manufacturer of the computer, who buys the license at a discount to install it in large numbers of computers. If you're buying a computer and opting for an option offered and it's OEM, than that's totally legit. If you're looking to buy and download OEM software from your original computer manufacturer because they're licensed to allow you a time period to buy after the original build, that's also legit (think Windows 7 before it was available, it was offered as an option after the purchase when it came available). But, if you're looking to buy OEM from who knows, no that's not legal. It's also not legal to sell or purchase the back-up disks that come with computers that contain programs that are OEM and were installed when the computer was built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticmom Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 A legal alternative for many types of software that would be free or very inexpensive would be open source software. For example Linux vs. Windows or Gimp vs. Corel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Have you found homeschooling software? Welcome to the board. "rn" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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