Advice needed: software purchase

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joecohen

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#8064 31-May-2006 20:28

I just found this website a couple days ago: www.[removed].com and I saw they are offering some interesting discounts, see the home page and the Tell A Friend page (?!). Anyway, my question is: is this a scam? I would really like to buy Wintasks for THAT price but I’m afraid it will actually cost more.

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#37351 31-May-2006 20:50

If you are afraid it is a scam, then buy the software directly from the developer: http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro.

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#37353 31-May-2006 20:57

Thanks, but the regular price is $49.95. If i buy through downloads32.com I apparently get the same package for $34.97. I would like to get the discount if it's for real... Any other opinions? Thanks again.

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#37355 31-May-2006 21:02

The discount is only $15. There are lots of discount sites around, so it may be a real one. Otherwise a scam would advertise something like 70% of original price. But for $15, if in doubt, I would still buy directly from the developers.

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#37371 31-May-2006 22:38

If i buy through downloads32.com

So you remove one URL link but not the other?

Oops now you have to remove this one too :p

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#37374 31-May-2006 22:48

Mostly because it was hyperlinked. We don't want Google juice flowing to some sites. Apart from that, what about your common sense?

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#37399 1-Jun-2006 07:47

What about it...

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#37406 1-Jun-2006 08:41

Common sense in this case is knowing that it could be a URL drop or a legitimate question. You know we are very strict about URL drops in the forum, so I took it out from the first hyperlinked post, but left the non-hyperlinked versions later.

It's up to you to decide if this is a good enough offer, and visit the site to check, but by entering the URL on your browser not through a link. It's up to me to discourage URL drops.

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#37455 1-Jun-2006 18:05

I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. It's definitely not a URL drop; I just thought no one could help without seeing what's all about.