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   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On 2025-08-31 3:37 p.m., pothead wrote:   
   > On 2025-08-31, Joel W. Crump  wrote:   
   >> On 8/30/2025 8:22 PM, pothead wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>> I gave away a $200 Windows license to switch to Linux, and I've donated   
   >>>> money to a distro.   
   >>>   
   >>> You paid $200 for a Windows license?   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> That's the retail price of Windows Pro, yes, I had the money at the time   
   >> and while it turned out my existing license was transferable from my   
   >> 2010 computer (just using the Win7 Pro key I had purchased with its   
   >> parts), it doesn't bother me because unlike some cheapskate fuckwads I'm   
   >> not afraid of paying my way, even if it's to a company "with a billion   
   >> dollars" or whatever, they didn't make a billion by not selling their   
   >> wares, FFS.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>> You can get it legally for ~$20.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Those licenses work, and my new mini PC basically has one (the   
   >> China-based manufacturer used multiple activation key to activate what   
   >> they produced, not a true Microsoft OEM therefore but it is a legit   
   >> license), but I would never buy from the people selling them, what I got   
   >> with my new device is OK for what it is, but in its case I didn't   
   >> purchase the license myself, so it's not really my responsibility when   
   >> Microsoft is tolerating the practice.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>> Too many red pills mixed with the blue ones?   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> You're free to be a cheapskate all you want, don't judge me for doing   
   >> the right thing, sheesh.   
   >>   
   >   
   > It's better than being a fool like you Joel.   
   > Why pay $200.00 for something that can be purchased legally for $20?   
      
   The legality of those $20 licenses is up for debate.   
      
   > And seeing as you seem to have troubles with Windows and accused Microsoft of   
   > somehow disabling your license, how is that $200 "doing the right thing"   
   license   
   > working out for you?   
      
   Admittedly, when I used this Windows 10 license on my old MSI GT72, the   
   operating system would routinely deactivate the license every two months   
   or so. I imagine that it's because the machine came with its own Windows   
   8.1 license and the Pro one I used atop it caused some sort of conflict.   
   Meanwhile, on this machine, the same license works without issue. There   
   is a possibility that Joel is right about the license being deactivated   
   for no reason.   
      
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