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Nobody disagrees that he is profiting. But he is only profiting off the fact that Microsoft makes it very difficult for you to re-install software that you alre
by fragsworth 8y ago
Nobody disagrees that he is profiting. But he is only profiting off the fact that Microsoft makes it very difficult for you to re-install software that you already have a license for, particularly if you didn't save your OEM install disk.
The actual moral crime here is that Microsoft profits off the fact that users don't know they still own the original license they purchased, and/or there is a huge hassle in getting a new OEM disk. If Microsoft wasn't doing this then there would be no "black market" for it.