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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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