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Few years ago I bought Windows 8.1 from some online store. Used the activation key, worked fine, after few months needed to format the system and reinstall wind
by ankurdhama 10y ago
Few years ago I bought Windows 8.1 from some online store. Used the activation key, worked fine, after few months needed to format the system and reinstall windows. Activation key won't work anymore, called the MS support, told them the key, found out that the key was from some "student/education program" and is no longer valid... WTF.
For last 2 years I have been using macOS (osx) and no crap of activation there and most importantly once you understand the abstractions of UNIX you wouldn't want to use any other architecture :)
I guess some major problem with Windows is the business model of OEM around the OS.
- TheAdamist 10y agoMaybe your issue should be with the online store who sold you a bad key? I don't see what microsoft has to do with this. The police coming to take away a stolen macbook after you buy it from a dodgy site is going to make you mad at apple?
- ankurdhama 10y agoMy point is that they MS business model is responsible for these problems. Yes the store is selling keys that are not meant for selling but the whole key thing is in the place because of the business model. There are ways to figure out that the a macbook is stolen and you can avoid it but how are you going to figure out if the key will give you problems later before using the key?