[G4] MS for Mac 2004 license issue

[Richard Klein]

Tom,
   I'm afraid I don't know you're answer, but I'm curious what MS is.
Do you mean MS Office?

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Rich

On Jan 21, 2008 6:24 PM,  <Technophobic_Tom at comcast.net> wrote:
> There are lots of sales for this on eBay right now because users
> bought it to get the 2008 for free and then recover some of the $150
> for the Student/Teacher version (the only one I'm interested in).  To
> get the freebie, buyers have to send in the UPC off the box. The 2004
> license states that it can only be used at one household location.
> So, if it has been installed by the original buyer, using one of the
> three certificate codes, can they legally sell it? If they haven't
> used any of the codes and haven't installed it but have used the UPC
> to get the upgrade, can I buy it and then legally install it? How do
> those codes work? Are they all unique? When one number is registered,
> does MS know what the other two are and thereby can prevent me from
> installing it?