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ryanj53
Posts:42
 | | 11/05/2007 8:20 PM |
 Alert | | OEM Software is it good, and just like the original? Does anyone know if these are good and are they legal to buy them. I would like the Photoshop CS3 but, don't want to spend an arm and leg to get it. What is a good site to buy them from? | | | |
| | DesertDweller
Posts:2570
| | 11/05/2007 9:33 PM |
Alert | Be careful... many of the bootleggers out there sell illegal copies of Photoshop as "OEM" versions. I am not sure that there is a legitimate OEM version of Photoshop. Now for programs like Windows, yes, the OEM version is what comes on a new machine. What you get from the illegal sites is either a download or a DVD with no other support. Bad thing about CS3 is that you can see in each image the exact copy of Photoshop that generated it. So, if you sell some work that you did with a bootleg copy and it becomes famous, guess who Adobe is coming after? Same with student copies - you can't sell your work according to the license agreement.
I use CS3, but you can get Photoshop Elements 5.0 for about a hundred bucks or less and it does almost everything the full version does. | |
Stupid should hurt!
Desert Dweller - Senior Member - Posts: 2982 - Joined: Feb 2006 | |
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| | HiggsBoson
Posts:641
| | 11/06/2007 3:51 PM |
Alert | I doubt anyone offering an "OEM' version of Photoshop is legit, especially if this comes in the form of a spam email you received.
Thanks,
Higgs | |
Liberalism and capitalism address themselves to the cool, well-balanced mind. They proceed by strict logic, eliminating any appeal to the emotions. Socialism, on the contrary, works on the emotions, tries to violate logical considerations by rousing a sense of personal interest and to stifle the voice of reason by awakening primitive instincts.
-- Ludwig Von Mises | |
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| | photogirl
Posts:19
| | 11/06/2007 6:29 PM |
Alert | | Are you sure that you can't sell your work with the student version? I was told differently by a computer tech that works with Adobe quite a bit. Just wondering. | | | |
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| | thiskiss
Posts:334
| | 11/06/2007 7:31 PM |
Alert | | CS3 is pretty good. Some of the buttons/tools are moved from the older version, it just takes a while to get used to. If you doing photo editing I would definately recommend spending the extra cash to get CS3, well worth it. | | | |
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| | DesertDweller
Posts:2570
| | 11/06/2007 7:38 PM |
Alert | Photogirl, that's what I have been told by a couple of people. I will see if I can find out for sure. It makes sense since it's discounted quite a bit over the full version.
Thiskiss, I agree, it's worth the money. Problem is, when you're also a photographer, it's a matter of spending the extra bucks on Photoshop or on a lens that will do amazing things 
I have had Photoshop in various forms since it first came out. I didn't upgrade after 5.5 and started using Elements to save money. Then they sent an offer for an upgrade from Elements to CS3 for three hundred bucks. Needless to say, I jumped at it. | |
Stupid should hurt!
Desert Dweller - Senior Member - Posts: 2982 - Joined: Feb 2006 | |
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|  | thiskiss
Posts:334
| | 11/06/2007 7:49 PM |
Alert | Wow, I had no idea that it cost that much. I always use school computers for that.
True DD, it would also be hard for me to choose between the software or a cool new lens. I am just a beginner, I am really interested in some photo's I see from classmates. Would love to post some of mine, but have no creativity whatsoever!
I prefer the darkroom. Just more interesting to me, then editing photos. | | | |
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| | ryanj53
Posts:42
| | 11/07/2007 3:42 PM |
Alert | Here is the website that I found what do you think??
http://www.oemsoftsales.net/ | | | |
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| | Tim T
Posts:7
| | 11/09/2007 6:24 PM |
Alert | If you know anyone who is a student, are a student yourself or have a son or daughter in school at any age, check out www.journeyed.com . my best friend got the link from his teachers at the art institute of phoenix when he attended, and got massive discounts on software. There is no difference software wise between the student version of adobe and the retail version. If you really need the pretty box and manual... pay the extra $800
Oh, and it may just be me, but after quickly skimming the site http://www.oemsoftsales.net/... I'm not too sure about the legitimacy of the site. No contact information whatsoever... no cd's... and the oem prices aren't correct. I claim scam. I could be wrong, but better safe than sorry. | | | |
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| | rwallick
Posts:44
| | 11/11/2007 9:09 AM |
Alert | | I spoke with Adobe a while back about this issue. There is no such thing as an OEM Adobe product. | |
"The real trouble with war...is that it gives no one a chance to kill the right people."
- Ezra Pound | |
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| | ryanj53
Posts:42
| | 11/17/2007 11:38 PM |
Alert | I just got the Creative Suite from Adobe at student discount. All I did is scan my daughters school ID. If you have a son or daughter in school you can get great discounts.
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| | Bossgator
Posts:19
| | 01/16/2008 7:24 AM |
Alert | Scholastic version of software is for just that, school work only. You cannot sell work done with student versions. It's a license violation. And sometimes, but not all software, there is limited use, and even at times watermarks are placed on work when it is saved, IF it allows saves. Some trial versions don't even allow you to save your work.
I went to school for Multimedia/Digital Animation and can say for a fact selling work done with student versions is a huge no no. It's spelled out in the EULA.
For personal home use it's fine, and nothing to worry about.
With OEM software, DesertDweller is correct, this is software that is factory installed on a computer, and typically that have no tech support, or even manuals when you buy them seperate from a pc.
That said, I have bought OEM Windows XP Pro a couple times for my pc's and it saves a ton, but I build my own computers, and refuse to deal with all that trial stuff the manufacturers put on them. The way some companies sell OEM software is they will require you buy some kind of hardware with the software, which in my case, I bought mouse pads for like $2 bucks, and that was considered hardware! Call it a loop hole.
And yes, I haven't ever heard of Adobe OEM products. I'm sure many software companies do offer OEM stuff, but good luck finding a legitimate source. It's a real sketchy issue.
DesertDweller, could you explain this...
"Bad thing about CS3 is that you can see in each image the exact copy of Photoshop that generated it."
That's news to me! Though I use CS2, so maybe that's for CS3? What do you mean "see in each image"? | |
In the end, all that's left is the truth!" - Bossgator | |
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| | Jason
Posts:3378
| | 01/16/2008 10:24 AM |
Alert | Posted By rwallick on 11/11/2007 9:09 AM
I spoke with Adobe a while back about this issue. There is no such thing as an OEM Adobe product.
Some camera manufacturers do bundle Photoshop Elements with their cameras, so you could upgrade from Elements to Photoshop using that.
Scholastic version of software is for just that, school work only. You cannot sell work done with student versions. It's a license violation. And sometimes, but not all software, there is limited use, and even at times watermarks are placed on work when it is saved, IF it allows saves. Some trial versions don't even allow you to save your work.
I hate provisions like that, and I really doubt if this is legal (or any other shrinkwrapped EULA for that matter). I have searched, trying to find the EULA for a student version of Photoshop, to no avail. If you go to a store and buy an educational version of Photoshop, do they print on the box that you may not create work for resale?
I see no reason other than greed from Adobe that they would prohibit students from making a little money on the side during their education. | |
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| | DesertScratch
Posts:36
| | 01/16/2008 5:43 PM |
Alert | I recently bought CS3 Web Standard Suite. Lists for $999, I did a search on Google Products and found a company in CO selling the full licensed version for under $450. Checked the company out and they were legit so I ordered it. They even sent me the Premium edition by mistake. What a bargain.
The site I used was viosoftware.com, but I'd do a Google search for the product your looking for. | | | |
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