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Originally Posted by tizmeinnit
for the jobs he will be doing being a Microsoft certified engineer would be of little or no use to him. Being a Microsoft partner would give him access to recycled licences but any legitimate system will have its own anyway.
I have no paper qualification but am very good at hardware and software repairs
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I have nothing against guys who fix PCs for a living, but claiming credentials that they don't hold is a step too far IMO.
He could always describe himself as a computer engineer, PC expert or even Windows expert, but "qualified microsoft technician" and "microsoft partner" implies MS sanctions what he does.
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Originally Posted by MarkC1984
If thinking about using his services then you would want to check his credentials. If just being nosy, then yes why interfere.
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"Being nosy" depends on your point of view.
For example, I do a bit of IT repair work "on the side" for friends and family (my day job is also IT). Now I wouldn't really mind if someone else was to start a computer repair firm locally, as my livelihood doesn't depend on those little jobs.
However, if that firm was falsely advertising that they were Google/Cisco/PC World "partners" I would be concerned, as many people could be sucked in by such advertising. Also, if the owner's happy enough to mislead in advertising, would the temptation of misleading during fault diagnosis be resistible?