Cheap way to get legit copy of windows 10?

[Doovid]

i just don't want to drop $100 on it

[slashqpbyte]

3 minutes ago, Doovid said:

i just don't want to drop $100 on it

look really really hard.

[Doovid]

1 minute ago, slashqpbyte said:

look really really hard.

like i found some places i just dont know if theyre legit or not

[DrMacintosh]

Kinguine and old Windows 7 keys. Windows 7 keys still activate Windows 10 because Microsoft is a joke. 

[Cyracus]

7 minutes ago, Doovid said:

i just don't want to drop $100 on it

The great Paul speaks of the kindom of kinguin as a source for cheap keys, he also gives these words of warning, ymmv

[slashqpbyte]

2 minutes ago, Doovid said:

like i found some places i just dont know if theyre legit or not

If you "found" it on your own, like in a desk drawer, try to install it under a virtual machine, this will sandbox it for testing.

[Doovid]

2 minutes ago, Cyracus said:

The great Paul speaks of the kindom of kinguin as a source for cheap keys, he also gives these words of warning, ymmv

so kinguin is the place?

[slashqpbyte]

12 minutes ago, Doovid said:

i just don't want to drop $100 on it

is windows 10 really 100 bucks?

[Enderman]

Reddit microsoft software swap is reliable.

[Razor Blade]

1 minute ago, slashqpbyte said:

is windows 10 really 100 bucks?

Windows 10 Home OEM edition retails for $109 but can currently be found for $100 on most retail sites.

[slashqpbyte]

1 minute ago, Razor Blade said:

Windows 10 Home OEM edition retails for $109 but can currently be found for $100 on most retail sites.

your kidding! man.... brutal.

[Razor Blade]

2 minutes ago, slashqpbyte said:

your kidding! man....

Also that is for OEM. This means no support from Microsoft and license (technically) can't be transferred to a new PC once you do install and use it. If you want a retail copy of Windows 10 Home you need to cough up the $139 instead.

[CharminUltraStrong]

11 minutes ago, slashqpbyte said:

If you "found" it on your own, like in a desk drawer, try to install it under a virtual machine, this will sandbox it for testing.

But then he can't use the key again lmaoao.

[slashqpbyte]

1 minute ago, CharminUltraStrong said:

But then he can't use the key again lmaoao.

that's weird, the stuff I find in my desk drawer always works. Guess I have a magic desk.

[CharminUltraStrong]

1 minute ago, Razor Blade said:

Also that is for OEM. This means no support from Microsoft and license (technically) can't be transferred to a new PC. If you want a retail copy of Windows 10 Home you need to cough up the $139 instead.

Not true, you can purchase retail keys. Most websites list OEM and Retail keys as OEM or Retail, SCDkeys and Kinguin do so if I recall correctly.

[Razor Blade]

2 minutes ago, CharminUltraStrong said:

Not true, you can purchase retail keys. Most websites list OEM and Retail keys as OEM or Retail, SCDkeys and Kinguin do so if I recall correctly.

Those are gray market websites. I was talking about retail websites.

[CharminUltraStrong]

Just now, Razor Blade said:

Those are gray market websites

We just had a massive argument about this on another thread, I bought a retail key through one of them and had to troubleshoot an issue wherein I called microsoft directly and they helped me without a problem. Tired of seeing this gray market argument, it's not worth it to spend 140 USD on a home edition of Win10 when it's free.

[Razor Blade]

Just now, CharminUltraStrong said:

We just had a massive argument about this on another thread, I bought a retail key through one of them and had to troubleshoot an issue wherein I called microsoft directly and they helped me without a problem. Tired of seeing this gray market argument, it's not worth it to spend 140 USD on a home edition of Win10 when it's free.

Who's arguing? Read what I said. I said nothing about gray market websites or keys in my post. Those sites sell keys, they don't sell boxed retail copies of Windows 10 which is what I was referring to.

[CharminUltraStrong]

1 minute ago, Razor Blade said:

Who's arguing? Read what I said. I said nothing about gray market websites or keys in my post. Those sites sell keys, they don't sell boxed retail copies of Windows 10 which is what I was referring to.

It doesn't matter if they're boxed, they listed as retail and are applied as a retail key. In the eyes of microsoft they're retail not OEM.

[slashqpbyte]

I think we should just ask the clever guys at the battery factory.

[Razor Blade]

5 minutes ago, CharminUltraStrong said:

It doesn't matter if they're boxed, they listed as retail and are applied as a retail key. In the eyes of microsoft they're retail not OEM.

What are you even talking about? Did I say it mattered? Or did I try to argue there was some difference between gray market and retail market? I must have missed that

 

All I said is I wasn't talking about gray market keys. You're the one that brought it up.

[LukeLinusFanFic]

YARR HARR FIDDLE DEE DEE

 

Don't mind me. Don't pirate. Just minding my own business over here. Multinational corporations and all that stuff, they still deserve to get payed for their hard work...

 

#ACBlackFlag

[slashqpbyte]

1 hour ago, SwagMaestro said:

YARR HARR FIDDLE DEE DEE

 

Don't mind me. Don't pirate. Just minding my own business over here. Multinational corporations and all that stuff, they still deserve to get payed for their hard work...

 

#ACBlackFlag 

I'm confused, so your "against pirating", right? *winks*

[slashqpbyte]

It would be a shame if someone used a plain text cipher, maybe one that rotated 13 times, to encrypt some keys.

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[LogicalDrm]

4 hours ago, slashqpbyte said:

your kidding! man.... brutal.

It's not when you think of value coming out of it. Compare to CPU or motherboard price. OS gives you 5-10 years minimum usage $13-30/year starts to sound like a bargain compared with $20+/year you get with hardware.