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$10 does not equal "legit as".
Yes that was only my take at sarcasm...
Basically he is selling the key off a disposed PC, you can even have the PC if you want. It seems to be common practice with many for sale on ebay - he is just the cheapest. So is that not legal?
1,100 of them? 
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Adamww:
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$10 does not equal "legit as".
Yes that was only my take at sarcasm...
Basically he is selling the key off a disposed PC, you can even have the PC if you want. It seems to be common practice with many for sale on ebay - he is just the cheapest. So is that not legal?
1,100 of them?
Corporate throw outs??
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I've inherited a device with a dodgy copy of windows and would like to put a legal copy of Windows on it.
....so why are some here advising dodgy purchase options....
He obviously doesnt want another dodgy lic.
and btw, activation does not in any way mean its legit.
Ive seen plenty of dodgy, pirated lic that had actually activated.
Ive even seen obvious pirated Disks from trademe activate (then sometimes de-activate/flag as pirated some months later)
OEM COA sticker install keys cannot be re-used on another PC : that is piracy . Lets be blunt about it.
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zespri:
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and btw, activation does not in any way mean its legit.
But it does. At least as far as Windows goes.
To the best of my knowledge no one made up a magical "keygen" that can produce legit MS keys. What has been done is *hacking* windows into accepting non genuine keys.
If you did not apply any such hacks on purpose and installed from the original Microsoft media, and your key (however you obtained it) activates, it means that this is a legit key.
Otherwise Windows will warn you about a counterfeit version.
Of course it could have been stolen/resold, but it is still original, legit, MS key.
That's like saying that it's OK to be driving a stolen car, because you use its original (stolen) legit key to start it.
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That's like saying that it's OK to be driving a stolen car, because you use its original (stolen) legit key to start it.
We are talking digital world here, sorry for stating the obvious, but it's not the same.
I'm not advocating buying of dodgy keys, god forbid, but if your windows activates no one will take it away from you from this point on (providing you are not using a hack), whereas with the car, it can be forcibly returned to the rightful owner.
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zespri:Sideface:That's like saying that it's OK to be driving a stolen car, because you use its original (stolen) legit key to start it.
We are talking digital world here, sorry for stating the obvious, but it's not the same.
I'm not advocating buying of dodgy keys, god forbid, but if your windows activates no one will take it away from you from this point on (providing you are not using a hack), whereas with the car, it can be forcibly returned to the rightful owner.
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That's like saying that it's OK to be driving a stolen car, because you use its original (stolen) legit key to start it.
We are talking digital world here, sorry for stating the obvious, but it's not the same.
I'm not advocating buying of dodgy keys, god forbid, but if your windows activates no one will take it away from you from this point on (providing you are not using a hack), whereas with the car, it can be forcibly returned to the rightful owner.
But morally what difference is there in buying an illegitimate copy and just actually pirating it? The way I see it knowingly buying dodgy software is worse than just owning up to the fact you can't/won't buy it and just pirating it instead.
i suppose the difference comes down to, if the key is more or less likely to crop up as pirated...
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toejam316:zespri:
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That's like saying that it's OK to be driving a stolen car, because you use its original (stolen) legit key to start it.
We are talking digital world here, sorry for stating the obvious, but it's not the same.
I'm not advocating buying of dodgy keys, god forbid, but if your windows activates no one will take it away from you from this point on (providing you are not using a hack), whereas with the car, it can be forcibly returned to the rightful owner.
But morally what difference is there in buying an illegitimate copy and just actually pirating it? The way I see it knowingly buying dodgy software is worse than just owning up to the fact you can't/won't buy it and just pirating it instead.
I agree. If you are going to *pay* for a stolen key, then you might as well do yourself a favour and just pirate the thing. The only difference it makes, is that someone who does not deserve it gets your money. The rest is exactly the same. Believing that it's different is just a half-hearted way to convince yourself that you "at least made an effort" by paying this token money to who knows whom.
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