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Yeah go for it, although you can find a cheaper copy because I just got one for 9 euros or something crazy this morning from g2a. Bought from a marketplace dude as well.

I suggest paying an extra buck for the g2a shield thing, they make you share your screen when testing the code to make sure it works, if not they get you another. Not really sketchy if you ask me but it might be for other people

yeah just did it

its kinda crazy that its that cheap

i guess microsoft are really suffering from low number of sales

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i got this link from here a while ago

i just wanted to be sure

 

i know G2A is legit but why the hell is it that cheap

is there a catch ?

 

https://www.g2a.com/windows-8-professional-32-64-bit-cd-key-global.html

 

thanks

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no catch it's just awkward.

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Microsoft usually gives discounts if you buy bulk keys. Might be similar to their $40 deal back when 8 came out.

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Shared keys for business environments and what have you I think, no real catch except I believe distributing (reselling) these is illegal. Microsoft caught onto this back in Feb/March I think and a lot of people got in trouble.

 

Dunno what happens to YOU for purchasing it aside from the possibility of Microsoft deactivating those keys.

 

Looking at other replies, though, I might be very wrong.. I just remember reading an article on it and a lot of heat on a subreddit for software sharing/resale about it.

 

Edit: Forgot to say that most of the time, these are scams if they're from individual sellers at least. Dunno about g2a but I'm not sure I trust them either. Almost positive I heard some sketchy stuff about them a while back, maybe even regarding the topic of Windows 7/8 keys.

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idk but i dont quite trust g2a

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I had to share my screen with a G2A customer service rep to receive the key, so yeah a bit sketchy. But eh. It  worked.

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i got this link from here a while ago

i just wanted to be sure

 

i know G2A is legit but why the hell is it that cheap

is there a catch ?

 

https://www.g2a.com/windows-8-professional-32-64-bit-cd-key-global.html

 

thanks

No issue. I even talked to the Mircosoft's staff over the phone to reactivate after I build a new system. Its legal as the OS executable file is download direct from Microsoft Server.

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Microsoft usually gives discounts if you buy bulk keys.

They don't - trust me. The only way to buy bulk is to go through bulk licensing which you can't resell.

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Yeah go for it, although you can find a cheaper copy because I just got one for 9 euros or something crazy this morning from g2a. Bought from a marketplace dude as well.

I suggest paying an extra buck for the g2a shield thing, they make you share your screen when testing the code to make sure it works, if not they get you another. Not really sketchy if you ask me but it might be for other people

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Yeah go for it, although you can find a cheaper copy because I just got one for 9 euros or something crazy this morning from g2a. Bought from a marketplace dude as well.

I suggest paying an extra buck for the g2a shield thing, they make you share your screen when testing the code to make sure it works, if not they get you another. Not really sketchy if you ask me but it might be for other people

yeah just did it

its kinda crazy that its that cheap

i guess microsoft are really suffering from low number of sales

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