[SOLVED] Should I buy Original Windows 10 from Microsoft's Website?

[phoenixfenyx]

Hey. I'm very confused about whether to take the original Windows 10 or not. I see some cheap versions of it on some websites but I think that I need to support the producer(Microsoft). There is a price diffference in my country. Let me say like that. 50$ for cheap key and 1300$ for the original key from Microsoft. I don't know what the price is there. What do you think, would you buy the original key?

 

[USAFRet]

I've read dozens of internet myths and theories but that criminals are using ebay W10 keys to launder money is just amazing, are there any articles or news on this?

When presented with a product that is 90% off, you have to ask yourself 'How?'

These sites don't have some magical discount line to MS. Like ebay, they are merely selling platforms, to bring a seller and buyer together.
So where do the sellers get them?

And how does one person/account have 1,000 copies of a $100 item, and sell them for $20 each?
How?

Obtain corporate license keys (not for resale)
Obtain EDU keys (Not for resale)
Obtain credit card numbers. Then, how to turn those credit card nums into actual money? Can't buy actual goods with a shipping address. Can't jsut get a cash advance.

So...digital goods.
OS and game licenses.



https://techbarrista.com/cheap-software-licence-keys-are-they-legit/
https://computercures.com.au/cheap-windows-10-pro-keys/

 

[PiVO 7717]

I bought win home for like USA $20 on Instant Gaming

 

[USAFRet]

Yes, original.

But...."1300$" ?
In what currency?


Cheap licenses are often a money laundering conduit.

 

[PiVO 7717]

Hey. I'm very confused about whether to take the original Windows 10 or not. I see some cheap versions of it on some websites but I think that I need to support the producer(Microsoft). There is a price diffference in my country. Let me say like that. 50$ for cheap key and 1300$ for the original key from Microsoft. I don't know what the price is there. What do you think, would you buy the original key?

If you have $1300 be my guest

 

[phoenixfenyx]

Yes, original.

But...."1300$" ?
In what currency?


Cheap licenses are often a money laundering conduit.

I just wanted to tell you how much it costs in our currency(TL) So it doesn't cost 1300$, it costs 1300TL here and it's a lot of money. I just want to ask if it's worth the price. Should I go for cheap keys(50TL) or buy microsoft's original license(1300TL)? That's my question

 

[geofelt]

No telling what malware you might get included with a cheap windows 10.
If budget is an issue, better to download the official windows 10 from microsoft and leave it unactivated.
You will get a minor annoyance of a message to activate in the lower right corner of your screen.

 

[phoenixfenyx]

If you have $1300 be my guest

I wish I had 🤣

 

[carocuore]

Cheap licenses are often a money laundering conduit.

I've read dozens of internet myths and theories but that criminals are using ebay W10 keys to launder money is just amazing, are there any articles or news on this?

I think that I need to support the producer(Microsoft)

top brass at ms corp must be using benjamins as toilet paper, it's not like you're supporting your local small PC store stay afloat during the pandemic

 

[USAFRet]

I've read dozens of internet myths and theories but that criminals are using ebay W10 keys to launder money is just amazing, are there any articles or news on this?

When presented with a product that is 90% off, you have to ask yourself 'How?'

These sites don't have some magical discount line to MS. Like ebay, they are merely selling platforms, to bring a seller and buyer together.
So where do the sellers get them?

And how does one person/account have 1,000 copies of a $100 item, and sell them for $20 each?
How?

Obtain corporate license keys (not for resale)
Obtain EDU keys (Not for resale)
Obtain credit card numbers. Then, how to turn those credit card nums into actual money? Can't buy actual goods with a shipping address. Can't jsut get a cash advance.

So...digital goods.
OS and game licenses.



https://techbarrista.com/cheap-software-licence-keys-are-they-legit/
https://computercures.com.au/cheap-windows-10-pro-keys/

 

[USAFRet]

Further, with game licenses as well.

Are Gray Market Game Key Sites Legit?

So you're going to buy a game from one of those no-good-gray-market key sites like G2A? Are those legit? What do developers and gamers think?

www.techspot.com

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3475215/kinguin-windows-key-wtf.html
[URL="http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2736528/windows-key-blocked-copy-recognized-genuine-ssd-fix-problem.html[/URL]"]www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2736528/windows-key-blocked-copy-recognized-genuine-ssd-fix-problem.html[/URL]
http://www.polygon.com/2015/2/9/8006693/the-truth-behind-those-mysteriously-cheap-gray-market-game-codes

I get an error when i try to activate w10pro

i had windows 7 and upgraded to windows 10 and i bought a windows 10 pro key from kinguin.net and when i go to activate it i get Activation error Code:0xc004f014 i tried contacting Microsoft and they said i could only pay 200$ for a windows 10 pro key to get pro the key is a OEM key i really...

www.tomshardware.com

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2211493/g2a-windows-professional-64bit-legitimate.html