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I know there are relatively cheap windows keys on German Amazon. But I haven't personally bought it.

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Reddit microsoft software swap.

Bit safer than kinguin/g2a.

Still grey area though.

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I know there are relatively cheap windows keys on German Amazon. But I haven't personally bought it.

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30 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Reddit microsoft software swap.

Bit safer than kinguin/g2a.

Still grey area though.

Hahaha! I hope you're joking now?

Kinguin and G2A only allows certified people to sell Microsoft product keys, they are the most restricted product on Kinguin and G2A. All the keys you get from Kinguin and G2A are almost always OEM keys and are 100% legal. The keys you get on reddit.com/r/SoftwareSwap are almost all keys from BizSpark and DreamSpark respectively. Those kinds of keys are meant for one business/person only for purpose of education/development, the resale of those keys are copyright infringement at best and are not considered legitimate keys by any means other than the fact your PC will activate.

 

As far as what you consider legitimate is totally up to you. BizSpark/DreamSpark/Enterprise Agreement keys can be gotten for 20 cents or less a piece. OEM a few dollars (breaking licensing agreement potentially), retail a lot higher, etc...


Edit: Kinguin doesn't have certification for people who choose to cash out in Kinguin points, but G2A needs proof of license of resale

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Dont get an oem just get the free windows download windows media installer and selact i dont have a key / oem and then it should just run a normal windows install only down side is you will have a water mark to activate it but if you want to personlise just find a wallpaper image:D:D

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