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    vista home premium 72$ .....

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by zfactor, Dec 10, 2007.

  1. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

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    supposed to be a academic edition but myself and a number of others i know have ordered from them and we have all recieved our full version vista premium's.. 72$ with free shipping.. the academic version is a FULL version even though it says upgrade it can be installed like a full retail copy and the key works just as if any other does. i bought three copies.. just thought id post it up for all of you..the companies are "supposed" to ask for verification of academic status but this company states they do not require any proof or any kind of verification..
     
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    Are they all legit? *Shrugs*
     
    Waveblade, Dec 11, 2007
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    depends what you mean.. they are "supposed" to be for students but according to this site they told me anyone can buy them. i bought three from them and recieved them just fine. they installed perfect no issues vista validated. i already had home premium installed all i needed were the keys i simply updated my keys with these and i am now genuine..is everyone supposed to buy them?? no.. but from what they told me they dont seem to care or it doesnt really matter i know they sold them to me no questions asked..
     
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    Just to clarify, are these full versions that I can install fresh on a formatted HD with no current OS? If so, are they sending the full versions out on accident?
     
    techNOguy, Dec 11, 2007
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Wow...completely illegal to sell academic version to non-academic people...end thread. Link removed. Have a nice day.

    If a company is selling this against the EULA, does it not beg the question: are these even legit copies and should you trust your CC information to them?
     
    Greg, Dec 11, 2007
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