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Re:Why 111-1111111 is a valid Windows 95 key by treeman79 on Sunday February 26, 2023 @05:20PM (#34950189)
Linus from Tech Tips still pirates windows. He even has a whole video on why.

https://youtu.be/M3bezYerYxQ

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Re:Why 111-1111111 is a valid Windows 95 key by tripdout on Sunday February 26, 2023 @06:04PM (#34950648)
Is it even piracy when Windows allows you to use it unactivated?
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Re:Why 111-1111111 is a valid Windows 95 key by mise_en_place on Sunday February 26, 2023 @06:28PM (#34950868)
It’s nagware, like WinRAR.
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Re:Why 111-1111111 is a valid Windows 95 key by anticensor on Monday February 27, 2023 @03:29AM (#34954261)
Oh, you mean the never ending forty days.
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Re:Why 111-1111111 is a valid Windows 95 key by Dalewyn on Sunday February 26, 2023 @09:27PM (#34952225)
Technically yes.
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Re:Why 111-1111111 is a valid Windows 95 key by seanp2k2 on Sunday February 26, 2023 @10:35PM (#34952641)
MassGrave exists these days but almost all laptops come with a Win10/11 license anyway now, probably enough legal grey area to CYA for personal use but I wouldn’t risk it for anything for-profit, even a startup.
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Re:Why 111-1111111 is a valid Windows 95 key by kevin_thibedeau on Monday February 27, 2023 @02:59AM (#34954116)
Until recently he's run his corporate infrastructure on Windows servers. Not quite the same league as reinstalling on hardware with an existing license.
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