Argh. gkeys24 seems to be down. Do you have an alternate source? I'd
like to make a VM 'legal' by M$ standards (bah, humbug!) ;-)
On 6/15/23 18:22, Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> So interestingly enough, if/when I need windoze, I often buy from a place
> like THIS, as a method of getting Windoze officially licensed, flat cheap.
> <http://mail.sendmailco.com/index.php/campaigns/tb637ap0sybfa/track-url/gv224svhyh867/11430a51e55c5971d23f31e2e7ede8b0f9331165>
> It updates itself, never had a problem, and simply just works.
>
> As it turns out, Microsoft will sell to the lowest bidder too, ie. those
> that can't sell $200 licenses in their global economy, when all you got is
> $1.54USD and as good as it gets, they will take it greedily still.
>
> Break this down; If you're in the US and well to do, they'll take your $200
> licensing per copy of windoze, but if you're broke, we'll take Pennies on
> the dollar too, and won't even sue you for piracy.
>
> What's to stop you from buying licenses offshow for a massive discount?
> Hmm.
>
> Mind you, these places sell this at a profit too selling windoze licenses
> for something plus on this cost for dollars per license, but if a dumbass
> shows up to BestBuy to pay $200 too per license, they'll take their cash
> too at $200 profit.
>
> Do yourself a favor, don't pay the microsoft tax, rather exploit their own
> loophole as they intend poor bastards to.
>
> I don't resell this service or make cash on it, but rather enjoy the fact
> they flaunt Microsoft style hypocrisy so flagrantly. I'd be interested to
> hear opinions on the legality of this, but after watching picking up
> microsoft tax like a god-given gratuity, I see this as a good thing
> not-simpleton users as some retribution.
>
> I only use windoze keys from here <http://GKeys24.com> for VM's, it's a
> lovely thing, and get a bit of a kick out of it even knowing some folks
> actually pay the full amount for windows.
>
> -mb
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
---------------------------------------------------
PLUG-discuss mailing list:
PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
(text/plain)