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> Here's why it's so cheap. My sister had a Russian Student for a
> school year. I offered to give her a copy of some Microsoft
> software, but she said she didn't need it because in Moscow all
> Microsoft software was "free".
When I was in Moscow in 1996 they even had a copy of "Windows 96" - I
did not bother to check the content. They have extensive fairs
were you can get any type of software and music at very reasonable
prices. The only way you can guess that they might not be original is
by the badly printed paper covers in the CD. I can only guess
that the Russian government takes the attitude that they are helpful
for the economy since the fair was in a proper exhibition hall and
no police was bothering anyone. (A regular Windows 98 costs several
times a monthly pensioner's income)
Blatant cheap custom programming advert following:
In case that anyone has demand for very reasonable priced custom
programming I can offer programming services. We are using Russian
scientific programmers who deliver first class service. Of course you
could contact programmers directly however some might prefer not go
through the negotiation process and payment difficulties. Furthermore
we know who delivers and who doesn't and only choose programmers who
are honest and don't engage in selling the custom software to others.
Gerrit Jacobsen
> Here's why it's so cheap. My sister had a Russian Student for a school year. I offered
> to give her a copy of some Microsoft software, but she said she didn't need it because in
> Moscow all Microsoft software was "free". She didn't say the reason it's free is
> because they are pirated CD's, apparently freely available among Moscow students.
>
> There are even some allegations that some of these pirated CD's end up being sold at eBay.
> Surprisingly Microsoft and the others haven't complained about pirating in Russia as much
> as they did about China.
>
> Especially now that T/S 2000 no longer has a hardware key, no doubt it will be available
> in Moscow very cheap.
>
> --- Chris
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Brown <markbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Omega List <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Friday, March 12, 1999 8:51 AM
> Subject: TS 2000 Pro Suite Cheep? Very Cheep?
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> >100 programs on one of CD
> >The price in Moscow - $100
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