Graphics forum: Adobe Photoshop Elements 3. OEM???

Sounds like pirated software. OEM stands for Other Equipment Mfgr. and relates to software included with equipment purchase. You wouldn't be able to register it if in fact it even would open after loading.
Bob

usually stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer, not Other. Photo Impressions was free from Adobe a few years ago. $19.95 sounds right.
Go to Adobe and check out the price. May be $39 from Adobe.
Canon has Photoimpression for editing photos also. Comes with the software for the camera. Have never checked it out. I use Adobe Photoshop.

Kevin

I was more curious about the phrase "Registration not included" in bold letters. This is from an online software retailer with good credentials.

Dromel, Went to adobe.com to find out about Elements V3.
Top new features:
Brush away flaws
Easily adjust shadows and highlights
View before and after
Get high quality with camera raw and 16-bit support
Enjoy flexible print options
Instantly improve photos
See the full color range
Click away red eye
Add decorative edges
Divide scanned photos

Download version for Mac & PC is $79.
CD versions are $89.

There are many features from Photoshop in Elements. Does look very good for the majority of edeting use. And, will save you $$$ from purchasing Photoshop CS.

The original $39 offer from a good supplier is not that far off from Apple. Still cannot figure out why you cannot register it with Apple. Try asking Apple.

Amazon had a special promo going for Apple 10.3 TIGER X software at $100 before the release. Apple charges $129. Try Amazon and get a price for Elements. It will be less expensive than Apple and with a CD version.
Hope that I helped you out a little.

Kevin

First, I'd like to note that this software is definately pirated, and thus illegal.

Key signs:
* Unusually cheap price...you can find software discounted, but if it sounds too good to be true, it is.
* Not listed as a legitimate distributor/partner of Adobe, yet is selling the software in bulk.
* Cannot register the software. You can register ALL legal software, including OEM versions. If the manufacturer usually has you register their products and the distributor states that you can't with their product, there is a reason.
* No box or user manuals included. They are simply burning copies of a disk they have and may or may not be making the disks look real.
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I looked into the site, and found something a little odd. It is registered to Jim Polkowske of Herndon, VA, and owned by SoftwareDiner.com, also based out of Herndon, VA. However, the servers are actually in France. (See Netcraft's data sheet on the website.) Then, on the site itself, it directs all mail to Chandler, AZ.
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A few lines copied from their site:

1. "What are the limitations of not being able to register my product?

The only limitiations in some instances is that you can not update your product. Not being able to register has nothing to do with unlocking the full program. All of our programs provide everything you need to fully unlock the product."

This implies that the CD they ship contains their own program, which will "unlock the product." In other words, they aren't hacking the software themselves, they are giving you the hacking tools they created and letting you do it yourself. (Once less crime they can be sued for, but you can. ;))

2. "Why is product registration not included with a particular product?

Certain distributors don't support this feature pertaining to a particular product because of the low cost that we receive the items at."

Bull! Registration is a part of the software the manufacturers designed. You can't register it because it has been hacked/cracked...and thus illegal.
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Finally, the English is fairly good, but grammer is slightly off throughout the sight...not indicative of a high-quality business, and possibly indicating that they are not native speakers (explains why the server is in France).

Hope this helps,
John

Me too. Weird scams.

What a strange link. Also incuded Red Nova as a pop-up. What is that all about?

Just ran across a pirated version of Photoshop CS, will report it to Adobe. Thanks for the link.
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