solvs said:
I don't know, I wouldn't trust a store named
http://ahb.cmlacjkb.info/?udwzwLu5XxBTg..bfkkmy with my credit card info.
You're right. By and large, any site that offers "OEM" software is probably offering either unlicensed software (an original piece of media *without* an end user license, usually provided with a cracked serial number) or an outright forgery. Calling it "OEM" is just bafflegab to make it sound legitimate.
Pirates also use terms like "Shrink-wrapped CD" and "Factory genuine". Of course: it was shrinkwrapped at the underground CD-duplicating factory that is cranking out genuine pirated CD's.
The term OEM software is properly used for software that a hardware manufacturer has purchased at a lower price from the software publisher, intended as a "bundle" OEM software usually comes with restricted rights such as: it can only be used on the computer it was bundled and purchased with, it can't be resold, and it can't be upgraded (in some cases).
When in doubt, contact the software manufacturer and ask them if it is legitimate. Remember, if you are not receiving an end user license from the manufacturer, you do not have a legal product.
In this instance, stop a moment and give it the sniff test. If the piece of software costs $300 normally, and $100 for the specially marked Educational version, does someone offering a "full version, just without the packaging" for $69 smell funny?