Any experience with $50 "OEM" OrCAD software?

[Steve]

I notice offers on the web, eBay and in newsgroups for OrCAD
Unison Suite version 10.x software at prices of $30-$100. This seems
too low to be true. Does anyone have experience with this?

Thanks,
Steve

 

[JeffM]

I notice offers on the web, eBay and in newsgroups for
OrCAD Unison Suite version 10.x software at prices of $30-$100.
Steve

http://www.google.com/search?q=define:warez

This seems too low to be true.

....and you know what they say about that.

http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.design/browse_frm/thread/706ea1708593b85a
news:1145341751.650545.152140@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com

 

[Spehro Pefhany]

On Sat, 3 Jun 2006 16:26:02 -0400, the renowned "Steve"
<slafferty@bellsouth.net> wrote:

I notice offers on the web, eBay and in newsgroups for OrCAD
Unison Suite version 10.x software at prices of $30-$100. This seems
too low to be true. Does anyone have experience with this?

Thanks,
Steve

It's very high for pirated software, and certainly far too low to be
original software.



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Spehro Pefhany
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Steve wrote:

I notice offers on the web, eBay and in newsgroups for OrCAD
Unison Suite version 10.x software at prices of $30-$100. This seems
too low to be true. Does anyone have experience with this?

Consider the legal costs and penalties if someone turns you in for
running pirated software, as the dollar amount for the "theft" can
easily be well over the threshold for a felony, especially if you have
additional non-authorized copies of music or video in the house/office
when they get a warrant to sieze all the computers at your home and
business.

All it might take to trigger that would be a kiddie porn/warez server
on one of your machines operated by script kiddies.

 

[Ryan Weihl]

Steve wrote:

I notice offers on the web, eBay and in newsgroups for OrCAD
Unison Suite version 10.x software at prices of $30-$100. This seems
too low to be true. Does anyone have experience with this?

Thanks,
Steve

somebody trying to rip you off. making money from pirated copy.
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[Doug]

You probably would not buy a stolen car or even a stolen hubcap so why
be tempted by those offers. FYI there is a free Cadstar Express
version downloadable from Cadstarworld.com
Ryan Weihl wrote:

Steve wrote:

I notice offers on the web, eBay and in newsgroups for OrCAD
Unison Suite version 10.x software at prices of $30-$100. This seems
too low to be true. Does anyone have experience with this?

Thanks,
Steve

somebody trying to rip you off. making money from pirated copy.
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