• neomis@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    There are people selling oem keys on eBay for $5-$7. It’s too easy to buy a “legit” key at this point.

      • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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        1 year ago

        And it’s super easy to activate it while having pirated it

        Not to mention that Windows is basically completely functional without being activated

        • datwillpowerdo@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          And most of the stuff they disable can be reenabled via group policy. Only thing I need personally is dark mode.

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      1 year ago

      But what’s the risk you’re buying keys purchased with stolen funds like on sketchy video game key resellers?

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        1 year ago

        You lose your 5-7€ because the code doesn’t exist or has already been used.

        That literally is it.

        It is just a short string of letters and numbers, nothing nefarious can be done with that.

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          1 year ago

          My concern was around situations where someone buys keys with a stolen credit card, and sells them as a form of money laundering.

          That feels nefarious, and not participating in marketplaces with a high likelihood of participating in money laundering seems like a good method of harm reduction.