Philosopher - 7:22 pm on Jan 13, 2010 (gmt 0)

did those stores even try the software they sold most of the time? Not in my experience.

Many of them probably didn't, but you can bet they weren't carrying software that was "supposed" to be from Microsoft that wasn't. Or "PC Banking" software that actually just grabbed your account information for purposes of theft.

If they did, you can bet the store would be on the hook for damages caused by the fake software it had sold. Google may not be selling the software, but it is the distribution point and as such they are going to have to put in some type of fraud checking into their system or not only will customers be hurt, but Google's on reputation.