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Mac software for sale on french internet site

Oct 21, 2007 12:22AM PDT

I have found a french site with Mac software for sale. The adverts all say "Mac Fran

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Not true
Oct 21, 2007 12:37AM PDT

Software that is written in the local language, French for example, is not automatically translated to English when it is run on a Mac with the English language version of the OS installed.
All the drop down menus, menu bar, dialog boxes, etc. would be in French.

Choice of language is a function of the software itself and depends entirely on the writer of the software.
OS X is built with all those language choices installed, ready for you to choose, but only because they were written into the software in the beginning.
In OS X, you can save 3 to 4 GB of HD space by not installing all those extra languages.

Graphic Convertor is written in a number of different languages. At download, you choose the version that you need.

That French site, is it offering well known Mac software at very low prices?

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Mac Software for sale on french internet site
Oct 21, 2007 7:26AM PDT

Thanks, Mr MacFixit.
Yes, the software is well-known at good prices (I wouldn't say VERY low, but attractive all the same). It is not the very latest version, for the most part.

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Be careful of those
Oct 22, 2007 6:34AM PDT

There are a number of site that sell copies with bogus serial numbers.
The numbers work, mostly, but the software is still pirated.

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