[Sussex] Spam that made me laugh

[Matthew Macdonald-Wallace]

On Sat, 4 Jun 2005 12:00:20 +0100
Steve Dobson <steve at dobson.org> wrote:

> It is not often that I even read SPAM, let along pass it on for
> others to read.  But there are times when I get something out 
> of it.  In this case a laugh.
> 
> Why did I read it.  Because the subject was "What IS OEM software and why
> do you care?" I do care about the cost of OEM software - in as much
> as I think the best software these days is free.
> 
> ----- Forwarded message -----
> 
> OEM stands for "Original Equipment Manufacturer." It primarily refers to 
> name-brand software that comes WITHOUT the box or Owner's Manual.
> 
> Why do you care?  You can purchase OEM (even Microsoft and Adobe) and other 
> name-brand software, for unbelievably low prices -- often much lower than
> from the original manufacturer.
> 
> Check out OEM today at following the link.
> 
> ----- End forwarded message -----
> 
> Okay, so it IS just a cheep sales SPAM, but why did it make me laugh?
> They sent it to my dobbo [at] debian [dot] org address :-)

Targeted marketing just ain't what it used to be is it... :p

Matt