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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Windows application on a Mac
Date: 4 Jul 2014 22:37:20 GMT
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On 2014-07-04, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <om0er9ll82e80a6b45jf08advj836cdbnd@4ax.com>, John
><Man@the.keyboard> wrote:
>
>> >And, I just realized, I'd have to get an external DVD/CD drive to
>> >install the software.
>> 
>>  Only if it comes on DVD. You could use a USB stick. Or download it
>> from them, there Interewbs.
>
> that would be illegal.

mr.know-it-all loves to make ignorant blanket statements like this, and
is often wrong - though he'll never admit it, and will argue until the
end of time that he is right despite all evidence to the contrary - it's
his modus operandi

Here are microsoft's official, legal pages for purchasing downloadable
copies of windows:

Windows 8:
<http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Windows-8.1/productID.288401200>

Windows 8 Pro:
<http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Windows-8.1-Pro/productID.288401500>

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