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I'm pretty sure this is just grey market arbitrage. Microsoft sells Windows 11 in the US for $100+ but if they sold it in say Cambodia or India for the same pri
by _fat_santa 4y ago
I'm pretty sure this is just grey market arbitrage. Microsoft sells Windows 11 in the US for $100+ but if they sold it in say Cambodia or India for the same price no one would buy it.
These sellers realized this and are buying a copy of Windows 11 or MS Office in their home country for whatever the price may be, marking it up, and reselling it on eBay to customers in the EU/US/Canada/etc.
- shp0ngle 4y agoI do this with personal Spotify (it’s much cheaper in third world countries, if you have someone than can pay for you there). Didn’t realize it’s also true for Windows. Okay.
- deburo 4y agohm, odd that they are not locale-locked, but maybe it's impossible to be sure of the origin of the activation request.