• wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 months ago

    Holy shit, for anyone using Windows, don’t ever pay retail price for a license. Get a “one use” OEM license from a verified seller for like $20, or use whatever the latest reliable way to spoof it is.

    And always back up your existing license keys.

    • 𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      There was a promotion around at the time where if you bought a Windows 7 laptop within a certain time frame, you could get $25 off your Windows 8 Pro license, which cost $40 on launch day.

      And so on launch day, I paid $15 for my retail copy of Windows 8 Pro and installed it on my new PC.

      Everyone shits on Win 8, but I had some shell extension that brought back the Win 7 start menu so I have somewhat fond memories of Win 8. I almost never had to deal with the Metro Start Screen.