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Like title says, <$20
Here's a link to the forum where I found the deal. Plenty of information about it there
And here's a tutorial for how to install windows 8.1 for a clean install (i.e. no operating system)
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional 32/64 Bit CD-KEY GLOBAL $19.83 @ G2A
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cant charge back digital items such as this! BE AWARE!
I was just editing my post, but can't edit my post once someone replies.
Might hold off on this for now, but will keep an eye on it.
Was meant to reply to your comment but I don't think it worked :/ check the forum link, hundreds of people saying they bought it, it worked and that the site is indeed legit
There's also no protection for the seller on digital items, which means if you strike first with a credit card chargeback, Paypal will just twiddle their thumbs.
no you can't
cheaper to buy from reddit.com/r/softwareswap
windows/office 2013 for $10
Genuine MSDN key .. which will be banned.
Why is that?
it's meant for developers, not the public.
Proof? (Is there a key checker?)
I don't know of any being banned, the website however will verify for you that the key is genuine. On checkout, you pay $1 for the site to do that unless you untick the box. If it isn't genuine, they will provide you with a refund
the website however will verify for you that the key is genuine. On checkout, you pay $1 for the site to do that unless you untick the box. If it isn't genuine, they will provide you with a refund.
Wait. So we have to pay for the privilege of checking that what we are already paying for is, in fact, legit? Or that, if we don't pay for this service and the product turns out to be invalid, we aren't entitled to a refund?
On the basis of everything suss about the website (which I've researched and alluded to in an earlier post) and the continual references in this thread to MSDN keys (which are illegal to redistribute), I'm negging.
So they're selling keys from MSDN accounts? Pretty sure that's against ToS
Watch out for paypal refund Term & Cond on digital purchase.
Check the forum link, hundreds of people saying they bought it, it worked and that the site is indeed legit
First post on that forum says that the price goes up and down every couple hours or so… Can't say I feel convinced enough.
'PewDiePie' backing this site up being legit doesn't honestly make it seem any better to me…
Ha, I don't like him much either, apparently quite a few other big youtubers back it as well e.g. JackFrags.
Windows 9 will be out either late this year or some time next year, better to skip Windows 8 and move to Windows 9 when it comes out.
I'd only get this deal if you don't have an operating system to begin with.Good point, I got it myself as I'm building a pc soon
Or if our are running xp or vista, then it's a hassle Ge deal
All I can say is 9 better be a lot more like 7 and lot less like 8. I never wanted a non portable 27" tablet full of apps!!!
Buying windows keys from http://www.reddit.com/r/softwareswap is cheaper than G2A and probably of the same legitimacy.
That's what I did. Volume licensing 'freebie' keys for $15. Bought one about 12 months ago, still going strong.
Hi, Thanks.
Do you have direct link to $15?http://www.reddit.com/r/softwareswap/comments/2bny1n/h_windo…
It's under windows 8 key but it is a free upgrade to 8.1 from the windows store
Negged cos I just said that and you stole my comment! Damn you!
such untrue. much hate. wow.
Anything doge improves my day: it's like /b/ in 2009.
Such win. Much desu. Very wow.
Don't risk it. Your better of pirating it then buying a dodgy key.
This coming from someone who bought a $70 windows 7 key off eBay which got blocked last week so I had to spend another 137 at office works for windows 8.1
I'm sure you've never had to pay for viruses too.
Viruses come free regardless of paid or not.
Especially where I live!!!
Or just get it for free legitimately through DET.
Is DET still doing it in NSW? Because the Vic equivalent 'Insight' just stopped don't their cheap 'Work at Home' software!
I'm pretty sure they're still doing it. Got Windows 7 & 8.1 and Photoshop for free.
seems legit…. lol, might as well be a arrr arrr
I think this thread will disappear anyway… Not a legit windows, it might be you never know…
Just the website is full on looks like a warez site, that asks for money :o
33% of reviews on trustpilot are 1 star, with numerous references to steam keys resold outside T&Cs and references to volume key shenanigans. Possibly, but not definitely dodgy.
Also, domain is registered to a South Korean, but site purports to be from Poland (and admittedly has a lot of info on the firm offsite).
There is nothing wrong with g2a.com I've bought numerous games from them but window keys that cheap on there has to be dodgy some how. Whether it be a developer key or something else.
Ms should be paying people to use win 8
I installed start 8 and it's exactly the same as windows 7 but faster.
quit your whinning about windows 8
If it ain't broke don't fix it.
I don't care how fast you can boot up and shutdown, I'm not paying over $100 dollars just for that mere convenience. DX 11.2 is several eons away from being fully realised by a majority of gaming engines and none of the other significant changes in 8.1 warrant me the hassle of switching OSs for all of my PCs right now.
Much less entire corporations transitioning to 8 (a lot of whom have barely transitioned to Windows 7, even in 2014).
Disclosure: I've used Windows 8 (RTM), Windows 8 Release, 8.1 and I use Windows 7 daily. It is not that much faster, especially not on modern SSDs from 2012 or later.
I also can't stand all of the different-for-the-sake-of-being-different changes to the Explorer UI, WPF-based apps and the ridiculous search interface.
I don't care how many hacks, tweaks and workarounds are developed to bypass Metro, it is still here to stay. Microsoft has made it abundantly clear it is going to pursue the tablet/mobile computing-friendly UI aggressively, it's already a part of Office, Windows Phones, the Xbox One, etc…
Hacking your way out of Metro isn't going to offer any meaningful consumer feedback to Microsoft. A incredibly tiny Windows 8 user base on the other hand, certainly will.
If you already have windows 7 there's no need to upgrade till windows 9.
Doesn't change the fact that there is nothing wrong with windows 8 as all the whinners have you believe.Don't bother mate it's a win8 love fest in here.
Half baked os
Out of the box borderline unusable.. Which is how 90% are going to use and perceive it
Doesn't change the fact that there is nothing wrong with windows 8
I agree.
Apart from the fact that it shouldn't exist in the first place.
We should have gotten one or two additional service packs for Win 7 (you know, like the three that Windows XP got or the four that Windows 2000 before it recieved) that added all of the minor improvements Win 8 has and then MS could have called it a day on Windows 7 development, instead of walking away from it when their executives all got a collective hard-on for the mobile computing market's sea of $$$.
There is no way you can convince me that this hasty cash-grab with some slapped-on mobile market sex appeal can be considered a legitimate and independent iteration of the Windows OS series.
Supporting Windows 8 is tantamount to condoning Microsoft's anti-competitive/innovation-stifling corporate practices.
@mathiex: you need to educate yourself on how to use and properly install operating systems I think j used windows 8 and now 8.1 and have never had any problems never crashes nothing.
I think you need to grow up and try something different.@Amar89: its Microsoft they are doing what apple does with iPhone release minor upgrades and Make you wait till next phone for more minor upgrades.rinse and repeat lol
Which version did u buy?
Ultimate or a crippled version with all the same files on the disc/image but features blocked to treat u like a second class consumer?
Well, I made my opinion on 8 perfectly clear to them when I said I want to 'downgrade' to 7 on my company's laptops or I was thinking of moving them on and replacing with a combination of Macs and iPads!
Sorry, but I keep stating that I never wanted a 27" app loaded brick sitting on my desktop!
@Snoop:
Install ClassicShell and you're basically running Windows 7 again with the performance boost Windows 8 brings.Out of the box borderline unusable..
Unusable? If you found Windows 8 to be unusable then I have serious doubts about your intelligence. It's not perfect, but it's perfectly usable. If you want to be taken seriously, then you should probably cut back on the hyperbole.
Install ClassicShell and you're basically running Windows 7 again with the performance boost Windows 8 brings.
Get out of here with your logic, how do you expect us to bitch and whine when you're cluttering up the place with sensible suggestions?!
Firstly, you're speaking as if MS's separate businesses exist in little vacuums. How can you expect the mobile market to have no effect on Microsoft's actions? They're almost completely a services company, and they need to react to market changes. If that means updating their flagship OS early (and it's not like they've dropped support for 7 completely) for the sake of the future of their entire platform, then so be it.
Now, to clarify: I don't like the Metro environment (on desktops and laptops) and though I've grown accustomed to the Start Screen and am somewhat fond of its simplicity, I still have issues with the UI on non-optimal form factors. But personal opinions aside, Windows 8 was a completely necessary step for Microsoft from a business perspective. They're trying to create one ecosystem across every form factor - which I think is a perfect future to be working towards. It's quite a selling point, and it's good for all users in the ecosystem. This was hardly a simple incremental upgrade with a new UI. They could hardly unify the platform if they delayed Windows 8 and just released W7 Service Packs to appease indignant users. The WinRT runtime is the future of the Windows platform, and I think that's quite a huge iteration, whether you like it or not.
Supporting Windows 8 is tantamount to condoning Microsoft's anti-competitive/innovation-stifling corporate practices.
Oh please. Not everyone has to share your views on the matter, so don't demonise the users for 'supporting' Microsoft's actions, whether you like it or not. I wanted an up-to-date PC when I built it, so I was hardly going to install a 5 year old OS on it.
Legit? What the consensus?
Why would you pay for a key that is not valid license (because it is from MSDN or whatever)?
You either want legit software, and have to pay for it, or don't care, in which case it is readily available for free.
I don't understand who the market is here. Would one of the posters who have bought a key explain their thinking?Haven't bought one (b/c would not infect my PC with half-finished insecure Win8 malware), but I fully support anyboy who undermines any "P > MC" pricing model.
("MC": marginal cost. Marginal analysis is the most important concept in the history of economics)
I wonder how non legit this is. Oh yeah is a sure scam.
I've purchased from G2A but these windows keys i wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole.
Yep looks like G2A has got caught up in a Win 8.1 Pro MSDN key scam from whoever supplied the keys to them.
These keys can be bought on Taobao, normally for $2 (gurantee to work), same source from MSDN, so they are making 1000% profit.
I have had no problems from purchasing games from G2a. I have purchased quite a few games from the site.
I am also currently selling some games via their Marketplace.If you look, G2a themselves are not actually selling the Windows keys.
They are being sold by Marketplace sellers. The reason the price goes up and down is its pretty competitive trying to sell an item. A lot of the times when I list a game for sale another seller will list the same item cheaper than me.
They also sometimes check as to where I purchased the keys that I have for sale. They will put a ban on my auction until I can prove where the keys came from.I can not vouch for the Windows keys but if you look at the sellers ratings and how many items sold you can make up your own mind. Also if as a Marketplace seller you sell too many invalid or used keys you will get banned from selling.
Just my 2c.
them getting banned wont get you your money back
-Breaks licensing
-Can be blocked at anytime
-Over priced compared to other sellersNo deal.
For those who claim win8 is not worth it bah bah, did any of you ever used win 8.1 on ssd machines? It is better than win 7 running on ssd systems on 64 bit, the kernel code is more efficient than win 7.
There is no contest on that front, win 8 ssd and 8gb ram can make any machines from first three corei generation better, hence extend their life span by atleast 3 more years,I upgraded my Win 7 machine to SSD - best upgrade ever. Have no desire for Win 8 whatsoever. My Mac gets free OS upgrades now so maybe MS will wake up and do the same….
My Mac gets free OS upgrades now so maybe MS will wake up and do the same….
To do that Microsoft would have to start selling complete systems.
Plus your Mac sucks, its overpriced, built on Unix instead if Linux due to greed, difficult to repair and upgrade, has a limited software library, and only serves the rich elite
"built on Unix instead if Linux due to greed"
Wow! So much ignorance.- Linux is based on Unix as well.
- Both Unix and Linux are opensource. Apple could have used either for free, "greed" has nothing to do with it.
- Steve Jobs used his experience from NeXTSTEP (based on BSD/Unix), which is why he chose BSD for OS X.
- Stop talking crap you about stuff you have zero knowledge on.
built on Unix instead if Linux due to greed [sic]
only serves the rich elite
Both are demonstrably untrue and incredibly useless contributions to the discussion.
Mac OS X is built on BSD-based NeXT OS, which was built by Steve Jobs and his ex-Apple associates in 1988 when they were kicked out of Apple (Source here). In 1991, when Linus Torvalds released Linux (Source), NeXT OS was already at v2. Put simply, there was no choice as not all the options even existed at the time. As has already been mentioned, Linux shares its ancestry so the argument is fairly moot, but you are barking down the wrong tree all the same.
Second, greed simply doesn't come into the equation with respect to underpinnings. Did you know how much Apple contributes to Linux and other FOSS projects? For example, CUPS, the default printer system on most Linux distros is originally developed and presently maintained by Apple and released as free and open source software. It is the same situation with the browser engine WebKit, which Chrome was originally based off and still underpins most Android browsers.
Yes, Apple sells some expensive computers. But by the same token, their contributions to open source projects and their establishment of two of the largest (regrettably walled garden) app stores for free software, not to mention bringing this entire category into the mainstream, is perhaps the most meaningful contributions to software for non-rich chumps like you and I in the past two decades.
As has already been pointed out, stop talking crap you about stuff you have zero knowledge on. I have no issue with looking at Apple's many failings, but how about we just cut the partisan nonsense for once and make this a meaningful discussion rather than the bandying about of half baked talking points?
Full disclosure, I use OS X at home (on a Hackintosh and an Apple branded laptop), Win 7 at home and work (acquired legitimately), Linux (on my Raspberry Pi), Android (Nexus 5) and iOS (iPad). I still come back to OS X by choice, and IMHO 10.6 was the finest version of UNIX ever released. Call me a fan of Mac OS X who hates Apple and Mac users.
Wow, so much assumption. I will respond for your sake, as you're a regular and fair enough I was coming across as a bit inflammatory in a lazy sort of way:
- Why would you assume I don't know that?
- Apart from the ultimate reason for Apple to buy a new OS, which is that the previous MacOS was long in the tooth, the main reasons they bought it was it was stable, proprietary, and Steve Jobs owned it. Between these 3 reasons, two in fact are related to greed. You can guess which 2. Steve is and extremely greedy man, this is one thing that people all over agree on and is evident by many of his document actions and decisions in life. And no I am not talking about why NeXT was built, I am talking about why Apple bought them.
- See 2
- More assumption goodness from the Apple fan boys, but maybe I set myself up for this one.
- I will chuck in 5, as you missed the main pointof the response, which is that Microsoft does not make PC's, you really just wanted to be baited by my tongue in cheek final statement. No wonder the only 2 people that down voted just felt that had to write a response, cos maybe no one else disagrees or cares
See other comment above, I find it interesting that people assume when someone has a different opinion to then they have 'zero knowledge'. Your ewhole first para is irrelevant, because you are talking about why NeXT built their OS, not why Apple bought it. Also, I couldn't care less what they contribute to open source, because that's not what we're talking about. They certainly don'tcontribute their proprietary OS to open source, and they introduce roadblocks to stop people using hackintoshs (on this I speak anecdotally as I haven't yet built one but few ppl I know have and have spoken about the issues they have, you would know better than me).
Philosophically it could be argued that anyone contributing to any non open source OS is Dong it for greedy reasons in this age, since getting Linux to do something for you will almost certainly be less work that building a new software stack from scratch or even paying for one.
By elite few, I am talking about the richest people in Western society that can afford Macs being the top 10 or maybe 20 per cent, and Western society being a small percentage of the world, I would consider that entire segment 'the elite few'. This is also evidenced in their phone strategy, if the 5c is bringing iOS to the masses it's a joke.
Probably the best thing you said was 'partisan nonsense' because I was having a bit of a dig at the guy for not realising that Ms are a software co. that would make no money if they gave their software away, but it was meant to be funny, if I am guilty of anything it's a failure to convince you of any humour.
@Jackson:
So much back peddling. You're an embarrassment. Hope you honestly don't consider yourself knowledgeable on IT issues. What are you 14? Do you even work in IT? Apple brought Next because it was a solid OS and the new CEO was familiar with the source code. This isn't greed, it's a sensible development choice.Apple also releases and maintains a completely open source OS that runs on all hardware. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_(operating_system) This is far more than the completely closed Windows OS.
As for being a fan boy. I use Macs, Linux , Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 everyday in both my professional and home life. I don't hate any of them. I only hate ignorant people who think there pros on topic they have no idea about.
Enjoy your day kid.
@Jackson:
Sorry if I came on too strong, nothing personal. Just your posts come across VERY argogant and no offence, your knowledge on the topic is lacking.Let's all move on :)
@tplen1: well, people that rather make personal attacks than debate are. My goal with that was to illustrate my point and end the thread before it spiralled out.
I don't have problems with debating, that's why people come to forums among other things (like looking for bargains), I don't even mind vigorous debate, but attacking someone personally, and making assumptions about their age, profession, and other points that have no bearing on the topic of discussion are not in the spirit of how people conduct themselves on this site. People should always do their best to respect others even in disagreement, which is largely what is wrong with the world.
Thanks Paintoad and many happy bargains to you
The idea that we know exactly what is going on in people's heads like it was fact is not possible. All we know are the official lines
are not in the spirit of how people conduct themselves on this site
are not in the spirit of how people should conduct themselves on this site!
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Grow up.C:\faint_whistle_of_wind_as_tumbleweeds_inch_across_a_barren_landscape.wma
Followed by a Monty Pythonesque giant foot crushing MrZ into a pancake.
And now for something completely different!
Win 8.1 with classicshell installed is superior to 7 in nearly every way.
Stupid question… But wouldn't it be even better if it wasn't running all those Win8 processes in the background that you don't really want?
All benchmarks I've seen show higher performance on Windows 8.
Can anyone who has installed Windows 8.1 with a purchased license do a scan with Magic Jelly Bean or some equivalent? What type of license is it?
If it's too good to be true, it probably is.
Ohhh they accept PayPal! Can always charge back if it turns out to be, I guess.