Something just does not seem right

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Posted by Bethlehem

on 10 Jan 2006 8:00 AM

Christopher Kiewel Communications Coordinator Bethlehem Lutheran Church Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Posted by clement

on 10 Jan 2006 8:31 AM

Ron,

I understand that you are confounded by the restrictions of our Microsoft donation program that bars religious organizations from obtaining Microsoft software. This is something that is specified by the software manufacturers when they set up their software donation program with us, and it is the eligibility criterium by which we determine our customers' eligibility for different donated products. I am sorry that your organization is not eligible at this point, but as others have pointed out previously, there are other options. Obtaining licenses through Microsoft Open Charity Licensing program is one, and you can do so through any one of Microsoft authorized charity resellers listed here. CDW is one such reseller, and if their pricing isn't in the range that you'd like, try contacting any reseller to see if they can offer you a more competitive pricing. If you have a high enough volume you are likely to be able to get some sort of price concession from them.

I did take a look at the eBay auction that you refered to previously, and I must conclude that whatever the person in question is doing to obtain those Microsoft Office 2003 software, he is unlikely to have obtained it from us here at Techsoup Stock. For one, only Open Charity Licenses are available through our donation program, and not the Full OEM version that he claims he is sellling. Additionally, the CD media that are shipped through the donation program look very differently from the ones displayed on the person's auction, and lacks any of the holograhic images that you see in the picture. While I understand that this does not help your church in any way, I do want to reassure you as well as other readers that it doesn't appear to be a case of abuse of our donation program.

I appreciate your feedback tremendously, and I wish you best of luck in obtaining the software that you need. Please let me know if you have any other questions that I can answer.

Clement

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