P B Software - Photoshop CS4

scthomas

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12 May 2009 - 6:28 PM

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Has anyone used P B Software.co.uk to buy Photoshop CS4 or any other software for that matter?
They have CS4 for £369 inc. delivery. It looks OK - full version not student - but sometimes these things are too good to be true.
Thanks for any help.
Sue

inseine

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19 Jun 2009 - 4:16 PM

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Just contacted their sales team using an online chat, having been warned that some cheap Adobe software on sale might be unlicenced US imports. I asked the question whether they were selling the UK retail package rather than an unlicenced import. At which point the sales representative did not reply. Several "Hello?" and "Are you still there?" messages went unanswered.

So I don't have a reply as to whether their software is UK licenced or not, but I know what conclusion I have come to...

If they would like to contact me and give me an answer of course I will clarify this post.

lobsterboy (Site Moderator)

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20 Jun 2009 - 8:36 AM

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Quote: Do not understand the term 'unlicenced US import'. i understood that software is either genuine or pirated.

The only thing you actually pay for with software is the licence. The manufacturer can put whatever terms they like on that licence:
They can limit it to one machine or allow multiple installs
They can allow you to transfer the licence between machines or not.
They can limit it to a country, an area or make it worldwide.

If you buy a licence and comply with the tems of the licence then it is genuine, if not it is pirated.

lobsterboy (Site Moderator)

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21 Jun 2009 - 9:56 AM

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Quote: Suggests that the terms of the licence being complied with??

Yes, No, Maybe. You would have to (or more likely get a lawyer to) read the licence agreement for that particular item of software.

flowerpix

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28 Jun 2009 - 11:08 AM

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Quote: It looks OK - full version not student -

Are you aware of any difference berween the two, Sue. I thought the student version was merely the full version heavily discounted.
Roy.

scthomas

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4 Jul 2009 - 9:22 AM

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Thanks for all your input, obviously no-one here has used this company.
I did email them to ask about the version but didn't get a reply, so wouldn't deal with them now anyway.
Sue

ARI

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4 Jul 2009 - 9:36 AM

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Demands for proof of being a student is variable. Adobe requires a verification process, whilst Microsoft is less intrusive. Up to recently one could purchase a student's version of MS Office 2007 at PC world with no questions asked.