# Too cheap software

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 17, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cheap-software/550496 "2010-08-17T03:05:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cheap-software/550496/8 "2010-08-17T04:10:17Z")

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Microsoft has a page about [counterfeit software](http://www.microsoft.com/howtotell/content.aspx?displaylang=en&pg=counterfeit) that might be useful to you. It describes various kinds of dodgy deals - some are straight out copies, others are legit copies with a limited license re-sold as something else.

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