identifying academic package

[richk]

I am going to purchase a vista upgrade online, but I don't want to buy the
academic version by mistake. Some sellers say academic or non-academic, but
some don't mention it. Can I tell from a picture of the package? (vista
home premium)

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

I am going to purchase a vista upgrade online, but I don't want to buy
the academic version by mistake. Some sellers say academic or
non-academic, but some don't mention it. Can I tell from a picture of
the package? (vista home premium)

You can tell from the price. The academic licensed ones cost much, much
less.

--
"Software is like sex, it's better when it's free."
- Linus Torvalds

DRM and unintended consequences:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=435&tag=nl.e101

 

[Manny Weisbord]

I am going to purchase a vista upgrade online, but I don't want to buy the
academic version by mistake. Some sellers say academic or non-academic, but
some don't mention it. Can I tell from a picture of the package? (vista
home premium)

How will you know that the picture is correct?

 

[Richard G. Harper]

If you are in doubt of what you are buying, you are buying from the wrong
source.

 

[Gordon]

I am going to purchase a vista upgrade online, but I don't want to buy the
academic version by mistake. Some sellers say academic or non-academic,
but some don't mention it. Can I tell from a picture of the package?
(vista home premium)

I didn't think there WAS an "academic" licence for Vista - I have never seen
one. OFFICE now, is a different matter.

 

[JEWboy]

You're confused, no such thing as Academic Vista, unless you buy form your
college shop?

Just goto ZipZoomFly.com, TigerDirect.com, or Ecost.com

ZipZoomFly sells OEM (no box/no manual) bare DVD's, looks cheap but here's a
catch:
To legally buy OEM disk you need to also buy a piece of hardware, but you
might in fact need a piece of hardware anyway, I've been using ZipZoomFly
since MANY year sago when they were known as "GoogleGear.com", until Google
slapped them with a lawsuit for trademark violation.