So looks like there's this Windows sale on HRK. I never bought anything there but I've been looking to get Win 10 Pro for a while. Question is:
Is this legit/reliable?

https://www.hrkgame.com/games/products/?search=windows&sort=&genres=&cats=&platform=software&os=&lang=&age=&publisher=&developer=

6 years ago

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yay or nay?

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Server 2016 for 30 bucks? What?

6 years ago
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Too good to be true.

6 years ago
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Friend of mine bouth Win 10 pro retail and key is working so far.

6 years ago
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Win 7 for 7€? I mean, it's not the newest, but it's still very popular...
HRK's not let me down the few times I've used their store, but I can't help but feel that it's a bit too good to be true.

6 years ago
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It's quite reliable, but not legit.

6 years ago
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And you'd be paying for keys that someone (most likely) got for free.. Only meant for testing purposes.

6 years ago*
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I see. Yes, too good to be true. They won't have my (few) bucks.

6 years ago
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Hi there, I am old. Over the years I have seen and experienced some things. Do a little bit of research into "MSDN subscription product keys".

"MSDN subscription product keys" appear to be valid but often expire after 6 months. They are only meant to be used by software developers but tend to be resold in an unauthorized manner with many people being sold the same key.

I am NOT saying that these HRK keys are MSDN keys, I am merely warning that it is a possibility as I know that other similar sites have sold them before. Worst case scenario? Just grit your teeth and don't be surprised if you only have a genuine OS for 6 months :)

*About MSDN or TechNet Product Keys:

They are genuine Microsoft product keys; they are actually retail licenses, but it is intended for a particular product channel – either the Microsoft Software Developer Network (MSDN) or TechNet for IT Professionals who pay a subscription fee. Although these licenses are intended for evaluation purposes, the great thing about them, unlike trial Microsoft software, they do not expire. Because the agreement under which the subscription is provided is a single license, none of the software should be distributed outside of it. Even though it is $50,000 worth of licenses, it is for one person only to use and no one else. Unfortunately, regardless of the licensing terms, individuals still abuse the program, either giveaway product keys or resell them on auction sites. Microsoft licenses it in good faith that customers won’t do so.

If you discover that your license is from MSDN or TechNet, what probably happened is, you bought an MSDN licensed key, which carries up to 10 activations, unlike full packaged retail licenses which only carry 1 activation. The person who sold it to you probably sold it to 10 other people. Somewhere along the way, one of those persons might have installed it on a second system, activated it. Because it went past the 10 activation threshold, Microsoft detected that it was being abused and blocked the key from further use.*

https://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/a2444f34-0aff-4f29-a8ac-67e28b0c0285/blocked-product-keys?forum=genuinewindows7

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