Is G2A legit

[turbopiki]

is this original windows key or is it just some kind of pirate windows key

 

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

[TheRoss0411]

Yes

[Vacsol]

Legit, but not 100% legal as far as Microsoft is concerned.

 

they often sell student codes which expire after 1-2 years, and selling student codes is illegitimate as far as microsoft is concerned

[Thorium19]

Sort of. It's a grey zone. What @Johners said is correct, but it is likely if you get a key it will only work for a year or two.

[SeriouslyMikey]

Eh, I trust G2A themselves, but not the other people that sell on there. 

[turbopiki]

so if windows stop working in about 2 years would i be able to uninstall them and buy new one

[UnknownEngineer]

so if windows stop working in about 2 years would i be able to uninstall them and buy new one

You wouldn't need to uninstall as far as I know. You would need to re-activate using a new key, basically you could just keep buying these every 1-2 years. Or stock-up on them your self.

[SSOB]

so if windows stop working in about 2 years would i be able to uninstall them and buy new one

Windows 9 will probably be released in two years, i wouldn't bother stocking up on these.

[ShadowCaptain]

is this original windows key or is it just some kind of pirate windows key

 

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

 

 

For Games, yes (though they were caught up in those stolen keys for Sniper Elite 3, though many reputable retailers were too), for windows key the verdict is still out on these and nobody is sure

 

Rumours are they are selling student/MSDN keys that is against microsoft TOS, though the legality is an other issue

 

If you want 100% legit, buy from a normal retailer

[UnknownEngineer]

Windows 9 will probably be released in two years, i wouldn't bother stocking up on these.

Depending on the price, I might buy 1 or 2 of these some time. Only if something forces me to re-install though.

[RuecanOnRails]

The key will "work" but  the way it was obtained, then listed to be sold is not legitimate in anyway.

 

Another thing to think about, who gets the money from these sales, what's the split for the key seller and the developer/publisher? The developers/publishers see maybe a tiny fraction if not a potential and sometimes real loss these sales (In addtion regional pricing many keys have been obtained through stolen credit cards, and/or stolen physical retail copies.) The key seller is the only one making a profit here, you might as well pirate the software instead of promoting these grey markets which undermine developers/publishers.