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German man sentenced to 5 1/2 years for Microsoft Fraud
solarismka:
I see nothing wrong here. M$ is scheep software to begin with and even the 'education' specials are over sold at a high price.
If this guy has got six years for justy reselling bad software at a higher price then billy boy should get life.
Oh thats right. So long as its Microsoft then its ok.
[ July 26, 2004: Message edited by: kn0wn ]
Talium:
He broke the law but I think 5 years is a bit to long.
hm_murdock:
What I find funny is that you're now breaking a law if you sell things at a different price other than MSRP.
Goodbye small business. Gone are the days when you were allowed to buy a product and sell it on your own terms.
And if you sell the stuff, then you're "committing fraud".
I should push to have fraud laws re-written. The only people that can commit fraud are businesses. Regular people can't.
The law would penalize those who defraud consumers. It wouldn't be against the law to defraud a business. They can afford it.
Canadian Lover:
quote:Originally posted by kn0wn:
I see nothing wrong here. M$ is scheep software to begin with and even the 'education' specials are over sold at a high price.
If this guy has got six years for justy reselling bad software at a higher price then billy boy should get life.
Oh thats right. So long as its Microsoft then its ok.
[ July 26, 2004: Message edited by: kn0wn ]
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Yes Solaris, whatever you say. :D
Piriding M$'s sofftwarez is legil becuse it sux.
Orethrius:
quote:Originally posted by JimmyJames: GenSTEP Founder:
What I find funny is that you're now breaking a law if you sell things at a different price other than MSRP.
Goodbye small business. Gone are the days when you were allowed to buy a product and sell it on your own terms.
And if you sell the stuff, then you're "committing fraud".
I should push to have fraud laws re-written. The only people that can commit fraud are businesses. Regular people can't.
The law would penalize those who defraud consumers. It wouldn't be against the law to defraud a business. They can afford it.
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This is all happening *in Germany*. That being said, is it any wonder now why I.T. is floundering so badly under Schroeder's Reich... erm, I mean, leadership? Maybe Johannes should tighten his reigns...
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