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Friendly reminder: in EU it's LEGAL to buy resold software licenses even if explicitly forbidden by the EULA. So those $10-$30 Windows licenses are LEGAL if yo
by dist-epoch 3y ago
Friendly reminder: in EU it's LEGAL to buy resold software licenses even if explicitly forbidden by the EULA.
So those $10-$30 Windows licenses are LEGAL if you buy them from a reputable reseller.
> An author of software cannot oppose the resale of his
"used" licences allowing the use of his programs downloaded from the internet. The exclusive right of distribution of a copy of a computer program covered by such a licence is exhausted on its first sale
[PDF] https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2012-07/cp120094en.pdf https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/201...
https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/50462/is-resale-of-windows-10-keys-legal https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/50462/is-resale-of-w...
- darklycan51 3y agoWhat does this have to do with you being able to upgrade to a different software with the same license? they can just block upgrades to 10/11 or even 11 only
- dist-epoch 3y agoAt no time did Microsoft (or most software companies) say you can forever upgrade to new versions of Windows for free. If someone is blocked from upgrading, they might consider buying a "used" license instead of a new one.