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>The 100 dollar premium for windows takes a big bite out of a 1000 dollar gaming rig.

I wonder how many people actually pay for Windows, since you don't have to activate it in order to use.




I bought a Windows 10 key from eBay once for about five dollars, it didn't work so I called Microsoft support and they activated my copy for free, I don't think they care that much.


I help decommissioning old Windows PCs for a relative of mine. Whenever a device gets thrown in the bin I note down it's activation key.

Haven't had to pay for a Windows key in years ^^




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