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Liability would be to not purchase a license, not failing to activate it. Only risk would be to not have suppport available.

• lfllfkddl 10mo ago
  You don’t get support on non-activated software.
  • prmoustache 10mo ago
    That's my point. The question is which fraction of users/businesses actually ever ask for support? And as long as error can be replicated on an activated install, I guess they could still get support. I knew a number of companies who were using a handful of RedHat servers and many more running CentOS and whenever they encountered issues on a CentOS system they would just replicate it on a RedHat one before asking for support and sending logs. Morally dubious but contractually OK.
  • layer8 10mo ago
    You rarely get useful support from Microsoft anyway.