Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!news.funet.fi!ngw!news.funet.fi!not-for-mail From: Alex Portnoy Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom Subject: Re: OEM vs Retail Packages: Pros and Cons? Date: 31 Jul 1994 09:53:20 +0300 Organization: FUNET-NGW Lines: 21 Sender: daemon@news.funet.fi Distribution: alt Message-ID: Reply-To: Alex Portnoy NNTP-Posting-Host: news.funet.fi Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Comments: To: Larry Field To: CDROM-L Redistribution In-Reply-To: <199407221105.AA28696@lucy.socs.uts.EDU.AU> Hello, Larry. On Fri, 22 Jul 1994, Larry Field wrote: > What are the advantages and disadvantages of one over the other. Obviously > the OEM version of software is cheaper but which packages do you really miss > out on if you don't buy the retail package? You miss out of nothing, except support & a colorful box. To ensure you are getting the same package, don't buy by mail-order. Go to a retailer, and ask them to show you a "retailer" version & an OEM version and check that the insides of the boxes are the same. Take Care. Alex ------------------Try the S.o.C.S' LYNX/MOSAIC Page: http://www.socs.uts.edu.au Alex Portnoy EMAIL: aportnoy@Charlie.SoCS.UTS.Edu.Au Private Box# 1048 School Of Computing Sciences Bondi Junction University Of Technology, Sydney Sydney, N.S.W. New South Wales, Australia 2022 Australia