Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world BrikoX @lemmy.zip 3 mo. ago

TechSpot can't help but sellout in their own editor picks

Source: https://www.techspot.com/downloads/5131-libreoffice-productivity-suite.html

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That's a really good deal OP. Why would you use a free software over getting such a good deal?
- I've seen office professional for 15 bucks, I wouldn't say $25 for the basic version is a good deal… Especially considering you end up with a Microsoft product.
  
  You can buy legit office keys for like 4$ on many sites. It might just be a couple years old
- But you're saving 80%!!
And the best part is that while the key is valid, the license isn't, so technically you're paying for a pirated app

(Explanation: those keys come from msdn or from a Microsoft partner action pack - they activate and look legit, but are licensed only for development and internal testing for that company)
- How are they not getting the book thrown at them by Microsoft?
  
  The actual reselling is done by a shell company that disappears and reappears with a different name when hit by lawyers.
  
  This website just gets referral money from each sale, they're not selling the grey market keys
It's crazy to me that all these websites advertise pirated/stolen Microsoft keys and aren't getting in trouble for it.
- The idea is that even if you're using pirates windows, you're still in the windows ecosystem, you'll be more likely to pay Microsoft for other things. So in a weird way, yeah you didn't pay for windows, but you also didn't buy an Apple either, and now you're using windows apps and programs.
  
  This was Adobe's strategy with Photoshop. They basically let the piracy happen knowing everyone would learn and stick with their software.
Sell-out is the noun form. The verb form needs a space. It's like the difference between 'fuck up' and 'fuck-up'.
- Only in UK English, US English doesn't.
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