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 justin_thyme
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 microsoft torrents
#8551425 - 06/22/08 05:26 PM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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I'm forced to use office 2007 at work and school and i'm really starting to like the new interfaces. Even so, I can't justify spending $150 for the software for my home computer since I have 2003 that works fine and will be getting a new laptop within the year.
I've looked into torrents, and the software seems pretty available...but with a company like microsoft, i'm kind of hesitant to pirate anything. Aren't these types of files under heavy scrutiny?
I'm not looking for anyone to tell me whether I should download this torrent, just wondering what the risks are?
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mycolyte
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Very little risk. It's done by tens of thousands of individuals every day.
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Allak
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And most 'busts' are done on individuals found supplying a huge amount of software. Really rare to get someone for simply downloading.
Alternately, consider a free option like OpenOffice. It works like a charm for me.
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justin_thyme
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Re: microsoft torrents [Re: Allak]
#8554797 - 06/23/08 03:23 PM (3 months, 13 days ago) |
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cool, thanks guys.
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dtugg
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Yeah, they're right. I've downloaded a shitload of copyrighted software, including Office 07 and many versions of Windows and nothing has happned to me. Now these sorts of things should be illegal, but I do it anyway because I'm broke and can't afford to spend that much money on software.
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justin_thyme
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Re: microsoft torrents [Re: dtugg]
#8556394 - 06/23/08 10:14 PM (3 months, 13 days ago) |
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i agree. it's crazy that they force everyone into upgrading with these shitty incompatability issues that plague the new office 07 suite.
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MarioTrip
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Always use IP blocklists when downloading torrents just as an extra precaution. Check out PeerGuardian2.
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