I just found out an interesting tidbit, on why the eBay DNS9 DNS softwares may be so cheap. When my computer got hit by a virus, I set up everything back OK, but my DNS9 wouldn't pass the activation routine.
It seems that DNS9 has only 6 or so activations allowed. The sellers most likely bought in bulk for the occasional sale priced DNS9 Preferred at $99, then split it up into 3 sales of $60 each, making a good profit. It can still be a good deal if your backups work- I switched my hard drive and my backup got scr*wed with the failed WinXP repair installation.
Nuance refused my reactivation of my software, but to make good, they offered the DNS9 Preferred for $99. So I got 6 DNS9 setups (plus free headset)... not a bad deal!
Now, if this would have occurred with the $950 DNS Medical, I would have been royally upset (no "special pricing" there). Heck, I can't even get my paid-for DNS Medical 8 to work on any computer due to activation issues (and this one was purchased from Nuance)!
