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    [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

    No they are legal. It is just an upgraded Windows 7 or 8 license.

    They were throwing those away by the boatload

    [–] michael_palmer@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

    Look at the answer on Microsoft forum. What does "legitimate" mean to you? The fact that the system will work with this key does not mean that you have the right to use Windows legally.

    [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    Microsoft allowed those licences to upgrade. They are most definitely legitimate.

    No matter what a volunteer moderator says.