I have downloaded Microsoft Office 2007 for about ?60

Which seemed like very good value and came with a pukka looking Microsoft authentiification key and everything, and I registered it online with Microsoft and they were happy

Now I've had the receipt and it's half in Chinese

Have I gone done a bit of Bad Bloke software piracy??

Posted By: Old Git on June 15th 2011 at 09:46:04

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I have downloaded Microsoft Office 2007 for about ?60 (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 15, 09:46:04
- ^^^funding terrorism (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 15, 10:24:54
- You need to switch it to the English version somewhere (General Chat) - pants, Jun 15, 10:13:44
  - and now the geeks at work have fixed Mrs Git's old lappy anyway (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 15, 10:17:30
    - Glad you went down that route (General Chat) - pants, Jun 15, 10:20:14
      - Yes they did (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 15, 10:24:33
- I Use Open Office (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 15, 10:05:24
  - Libre Office (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jun 15, 10:07:43
- What's half in Chinese, the receipt? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 15, 09:57:44
  - yes and yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 15, 10:00:42
    - No immediate reason to think it's dodgy - where was the download from? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 15, 10:05:48
      - A link they sent me (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 15, 10:12:41
        
        What's the website of the company you bought it off - we'll soon tell you if you're fundin (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 15, 10:32:20
        
        these chappies (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 15, 10:39:47
        
        Hmm. Chappy, singular, if you take the hint in the domain registration info (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 15, 10:58:46
        
        If I had to bet on it, I'd say it's hooky, because I'm a sceptical git, and there's no evi (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 15, 11:02:11
        
        Wouldn't microsoft have a site like that shut down in seconds though? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 15, 11:02:08
        
        You'd've thought so, but what jurisdiction would they have in China? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 15, 11:06:51
        
        Geolocator suggests it's hosted in the US ... (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 15, 11:21:15
        
        True. OG, it won't really matter if it's cocked anyway, it's still gonna work (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 15, 11:15:53
- The question really is why you didn't download Libre Office (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jun 15, 09:50:40
  - Because I haven't heard of it (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 15, 09:51:55
    - Well why didn't you ask? (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jun 15, 09:58:21
      - Humph (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 15, 09:59:21
      - does it have a version of outlook included? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 15, 09:59:18
        
        Evolution (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jun 15, 10:08:41
        
        but not included? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 15, 10:14:43
        
        Does it matter how its packaged? (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jun 15, 10:17:05
        
        depending on how they all interact with one another it could well do (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 15, 12:19:24
        
        Developed and supported by Novell (n/m) (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jun 15, 10:10:40

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