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Maybe... MAYBE that ghetto aftermarket 3rd party reseller license will work.
MAYBE.
Maybe you will save a substantial amount of money.
But... also MAYBE you will just get scammed and be out the money and still need Windows.
If you need a cheap OS get Linux... if you need Windows, I advise buying from MS, even for substantially more money. I have definitely seen people get burned on 3rd party licenses. -
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If it's on eBay or the like, that's where I've got keys before, for personal use. I don't really give 2 hoots if it's technically legit quite frankly. If it's a scam then eBay will step in and give you a refund pronto, so usually these things check out.
If it's for business use though, different ball game - I'd always go legit. Cost isn't worth the potential trouble later. -
I bought one a year ago from mmoga. I think they are wholesale OEM keys they buy and sell for like 15€
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I have to agree with @AlmondSauce only buy these "grey-area" keys for a personal computer. Businesses can get a huge fine if regulatory bodies find out
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i always buy the $5 version from ebay, had issues once out of about 20 times, and even then i got my money back
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webapp5944yI used my old win7 key to register win10 for free, not sure if that’s still accepted though.
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@webapp I did this with an old copy of licensed Win8 and then rolled it up to 10 for free within the last 3 months.
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Parzi86684yam i allowed to provide cracks here? i have ones i've disassembled and can confirm is legit for win7 and win10
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Linux434874y@Jilano
Windows is the issue ;)
Well, we use it in our machines.
Imagine hundreds of thousands of Windows boxes that has not been updated since 2016. -
I have several Win7 / Edu licenses (which work for Win10), but there's also my digital life.
Where to buy a windows licence?
Amazon is selling them for 30€ while windows wants 145€....
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windows licence