[Tfug] Microsoft deals

[Rich]

On Apr 20, 2007, at 10:43 am, Jude Nelson wrote:

> Microsoft is giving away their office suite for $3 to third-world  
> students,
> as I understand it (software license included).  Heh--what'll probably
> happen is the discs will get bought up illegally by first-world  
> resellers
> and illegally sold for cheap (but for profit) in other parts of the  
> world.

Why? When they can download a full version for free and sell that?

And how? Seeing as it won't be *available* here?

R.