This final step is the most straightforward, but there are a few things to be aware of before you sign on the dotted line and send in that first official payment:. Respondents were screened for company size and revenue to qualify as SMBs. Qualified respondents were decision-makers or had significant influence on decisions related to purchasing technologies for their organization. Respondents were required to be at least office managers, influencing software purchase decisions in their organizations.
Kristen Bialik is a senior specialist analyst covering customer experience for Capterra. She holds B. Follow her at kebialik for insight on CX for small and midsize businesses. Helping businesses choose better software since Software Categories. Who We Are. For Vendors Write a Review. Looking for more software resources? SoftwareMedia is committed to providing authentic software at the best possible price. Call us at or email sales softwaremedia. Based on purchase information provided to us by customers who purchased from these resellers, what you are in fact being sold is: Academic Product: Licensed for student use only.
In some cases, we found these products were already activated multiple times. If you were sold one of these keys and call Microsoft for tech support, after you give them your product key they will ask for your Microsoft Authorization Number, which of course you do not have as that key is assigned to another organization.
OEM products do not receive any technical support from Microsoft. Based on our findings, when the Microsoft Activation Center finds a key that has been abused, they turn the key off, rendering the key invalid. When testing these products, we found that some of the codes had been activated up to five times. Also if Microsoft chooses, like it has with Windows, to run a genuineness test on these products and finds they key code you have is invalid, you will no longer be able to use the product you purchased.
Many resellers sign up for these MSDN subscriptions to get access to these products keys, then sell the keys to unsuspecting customers. If you google a product, e. If a company cannot send you a picture like this you are buying counterfeit software. Its is very easy for companies to build a slick looking professional website and trick you into thinking that what you are getting is genuine. Risks of Counterfeit Software. We have all heard about the risks of buying counterfeit software such as:.
The product may not be able to be updated as Microsoft has blocked the product key. If you encounter a problem with the purchased product, the company that sold it may be out of business and you lose your money. Beside the risks counterfeit software present to our clients, it comes down to the selling of illicit product is unethical and wrong. We hope all our customers agree with us and know that what they are buying from us is the real deal. Popular Software Categories.
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