Cheap software ?

[Gritz]

I know .... the old saying " If it looks too good to be true, it probably isn't" but has anyone had experience with this site? http://www.hemisoft.biz/index.php Or know if it's legal? XP & Adobe .... pretty cheap!

[ViRaL1]

My own personal experience...


...is that the link won't come up. Give me a price on what you saw and I'll give you my opinion on it's legitimacy. I get spam all the time advertising big name software for next to nothing. I generally don't trust it; and while it's something I might consider paying cash for at a swap meet (when I'm sure the person will be there the next week or month) I'd be a bit hesitant to order it online and pay with my credit card.

[rkr1958]

No way is this site legit ... MS XP Pro & MS Office Pro for $80! ... Adobe Photoshop CS with ImageReady CS for $90 ...

My advice ... stay away ... these guys appear to be a bunch of priates or they're trying to scam you out of your money / credit card number.

[Conquest10]

Nothing comes up. My thoughts, if it looks one bit fishy, I wouldn't bother.

If you are a student, software can be gotten very cheaply. A few schools around here sell XP Pro or Office for $100.

[Cobra]

Maybe they have managed to strike a legitmate deal for OEM software - you never know. That site looks fairly professional.

Why don't you e-mail the relevant authority in the USA (I'd talk to Trading Standards here in the UK, you guys must have something similar) and ask them to investigate whether it is legitimate, legal and safe for you to buy from this place. If it is then that's good news! If it isn't, they'll be able to shut down yet another pirate outlet.

Either way, you as the paying customer will win.

[thecoalman]

Doubt it, here's the whois info for that site


Domain Name: HEMISOFT.BIZ
Domain ID: D7761792-BIZ
Sponsoring Registrar: GANDI SARL
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 81
Domain Status: ok
Registrant ID: O-866932-GANDI
Registrant Name: Sergey Vavilov
Registrant Organization: Sergey Vavilov
Registrant Address1: 11, Ulan-Bator St.
Registrant City: Moscow
Registrant Postal Code: 117142
Registrant Country: Russian Federation
Registrant Country Code: RU
Registrant Phone Number: +7.0952472188
Registrant Facsimile Number: +7.0952472188
Registrant Email: whois@advertiserz.com
Domain Registration Date: Thu Sep 16 14:00:45 GMT 2004
Domain Expiration Date: Thu Sep 15 23:59:59 GMT 2005
Domain Last Updated Date: Fri Nov 12 16:50:39 GMT 2004

[Cobra]

Ah.

[zworg2]

Doubt it, here's the whois info for that site


Domain Name: HEMISOFT.BIZ
Domain ID: D7761792-BIZ
Sponsoring Registrar: GANDI SARL
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 81
Domain Status: ok
Registrant ID: O-866932-GANDI
Registrant Name: Sergey Vavilov
Registrant Organization: Sergey Vavilov
Registrant Address1: 11, Ulan-Bator St.
Registrant City: Moscow
Registrant Postal Code: 117142
Registrant Country: Russian Federation
Registrant Country Code: RU
Registrant Phone Number: +7.0952472188
Registrant Facsimile Number: +7.0952472188
Registrant Email: whois@advertiserz.com
Domain Registration Date: Thu Sep 16 14:00:45 GMT 2004
Domain Expiration Date: Thu Sep 15 23:59:59 GMT 2005
Domain Last Updated Date: Fri Nov 12 16:50:39 GMT 2004

yup...iffy...

but where / how did you get this info ?

[Gritz]

Hmmm ..... does look a little iffy. I should have shortened the url to http://www.hemisoft.biz/

Bundle Special #1:
Microsoft Windows XP Pro +
Microsoft Office XP Pro

This was for $80. Seems like Visa or MC would cut them off from processing CC #s once they had complaints? I know my liability with my bank stops at $50 ... or so they tell me! [/b]