No, thanks for the suggestion, haven't thought about it.
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Never dealt with HRK support (which might be a good thing.. never having to >.>)
But kinguin/g2a I've both had issues with, and got a refund both times.
So try not to pay a lot, don't worry about getting any shield bs they try to sell. If you have an issue you will get a refund.
PS Pay with a credit card too of course.
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I would pay with PayPal as they almost always side with the buyer with digital goods. Also debit cards have chargebacks too (but it is difficult.)
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There are many ways to still get Windows 10 for free. I recently activated Windows 10 Pro with a Windows 7 Pro key.
https://www.howtogeek.com/272201/all-the-ways-you-can-still-get-windows-10-for-free/
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When did Microsoft stop supporting this? It worked the last week of December 2016 when I did it.
If this article's true, Windows 10 only reached 25% market share in February 2017, while Windows 7's market share was still over 45%. Given that adoption rate, I'd be surprised if they didn't continue to support this for some time to come.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/windows-10-passes-25-percent-market-share/
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From what I heard it's mostly old windows 7/8 keys converted to windows 10.
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Maybe I used the wrong term. But you can use a windows 7 from one pc to activate windows 10 on another.
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No, you can't do this without breaking license conditions. There seems to be misconception between functional activation and legal activation. For example, you may activate Win 7 OEM key (builders license) on new computer, but to be it in legal way, you need to have it on same receipt with rest of the PC components that make whole working computer and apply COA sticker (certificate of authenticity) somewhere on the case.
You may say that working activation is all you need, but from law perspective it's no different than having cracked OS and you will face same repercussion according to your local law.
Not to mention that people are willing to blow $60 on flavour of the month AAA game they forget about in 6 hours, meanwhile risk their business for $120 in software they use whole time PC is on.
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This is not related neither to my original question nor to my discussion with Mully about the origin of those keys.
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It actually is, none of these keys provide legal activation, they usually come from MSDN/Dreamspark or whatever is name of student license program and are non-saleable/transferable in legal way, same goes for licenses for refurbished hardware sellers etc.
(edit) To put it in perspective, it's like guessing steam activation key, it works and it is genuine key - but it's not legal ownership.
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Checked ebay and I laughed. It's so fukin cheap there - well scrapped license anyway.
No legitimate license from Microsoft would be that cheap, though. It's misuses of licenses, but Microsoft do not enforce their own rules that tightly, so yeah you can get away with those licenses. Better than pirating straight away.
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Well, yes, of course it's not the official license. However, as you pointed out, Microsoft is not complaining, so I won't lose any sleep from using one of those.
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I used a legit Win 7 then upgraded using a loophole. I actually may have a 7 key handy.
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I still consider it a loophole. They allow all to use the method yes but we all know its basically for people that use Assistive Tech.
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I didn't say you did. I'm saying that's the reason MS is keeping the option to upgrade free around. THey aren't checking if you use it or not.
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Pro or Home? They have it for $15 or $13. (Still recommend using PayPal protection) P.S. Ebay prohibits digital goods, but some don't know that.
https://www.scdkey.com/microsoft-windows-10-pro-oem-cd-key-global_1227-20.html
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Pro. Interesting, didn't remember this about ebay. Lots of digital products there as well.
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Well, I guess only shady places have it for cheap. Is it any safer than other sites though?
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I've bought both windows 8.1 pro & windows 10 pro keys from opium pulses. both have worked fine. I'm using the windows 10 oem key on this pc & 8.1 on my laptop. I've bought a few games from them in the past too.
The thing with opium pulses is that they only get a limited stock & once it's gone it's gone unless they bother trying to get more from the developers. I think the reason they are so cheap is because of the limited stock. The prices also fluctuate up & down constantly like the stock market as opposed to fixed prices & discounts during sales. I paid about €8 for windows 8.1 oem key when I got it, but it's more expensive now. Windows 10 cost me about €17 but it was around €12 when I bought the windows 8.1 key.
Quick note: windows keys are photos/scans of boxed sticker/voucher code thing. Game keys depend on if they are from boxed copy or direct from publisher/developer.
P.S: you need a usb stick / device to download windows installation files from microsoft website itself. The oem key is just used to activate / register the copy or something - I forget. Not sure if they are valid for multiple computers...
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All these eBay, Reddit etc who sells W10 keys, are just activation keys, not licenses.
So if you are home user, then nobody cares actually, if you use pirated version or not
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It totally depends on wether you need the dvd as well or no :P
All the media are available free in the internet - Windows, Office, you name it.. Licenses, on the other hand, are not.
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It can be mounted to USB flash drive, external HDD, DVD etc or even internal HDD/SSD
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2 Month ago i bought one on http://hood.de/ looks like it works fine, but i wait 1 day for the key. While i wait i bought another from https://www.mmoga.de/ and it works too. The key comes instantly at mmoga but was a bit more expensive.
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I intend to buy Windows 10 PRO OEM version, anybody has suggestion where?
I noticed HRK has a good price, but not about them as a store.Seems it's really cheap on ebay.Comment has been collapsed.