is there such thing as...

[Blacksheepboy]

a cheap, legit, Windows 7 64bit place to get keys? I REALLY do not want to use something like Ubuntu. ugh, yuck, I feel so disoriented in Linux..

[filip2322]

Do you mean legal?

[Blacksheepboy]

ahem, legal. yeah, actually. otherwise just feels too much like stealing, and no matter how stupid it sounds, it just doesn't bode well with me. i mean, i burned an iso image from wherever, but the key.. ugh.

[filip2322]

I had an xp home original with my ex new-bought pc,had to pay around 100$ extra for it and i regret it since then.
Not that im sponsoring piracy,but i just dont feel its worth it.
Bought my current win 7 x86 from a friend for some 15$,since he is not needing it at all.

Otherwise i would just d-load it

[ds dude]

Just download that shit like Bill Gates gives a fuck, the dude is a fucking billionaire.

[Fireman]

No.

*snip*

Just do this, legit and untouched iso + simple crack = no problems at all ( unless you update Windows 7 with that one update.. you will get f**ked so just right click and "hide update" )

[{LAW} Gamer_2k4]

It seems if you're a student, you can get a pretty wicked discount:
http://www.microsoft.com/student/en/us/windows/buynow/default.aspx

[Blacksheepboy]

I had an xp home original with my ex new-bought pc,had to pay around 100$ extra for it and i regret it since then.
Not that im sponsoring piracy,but i just dont feel its worth it.

exactly my problem. I don't really care to pay $100+ since I could put that toward hardware if I really wanted to spend more on my PC etc. etc... The reasons are bountiful and endless

and as always, thumbs up to the responses. I wish I was a student ):

[Furai]

Talking about legal solution: for my mum's computer I've installed windows 7 and a small program called infinite rearm. All it does is executing /rearm command whenever 30 days trial end. You can legally do so 4 times what gives you 150 days of using windows. I install all the latest updates (even SP1) with no harm to the system.
Here goes less legal stuff. You can with this small program revert those rearms after period of 4 rearms used. It goes in some kind of recovery mode and gets back to the state of rearms when the first times OS was installed.

[jrgp]

Torrents with permanently pre-registered/activated versions of Windows (as in appearing to windows update, as well as everything else, as activated successfully and genuine) are readily available. If you had a shed of self respect you'd go for one of them instead of dishing out cash for a "legal" windows license.

But anyway, that's your decision to make and you can't really go wrong either way.

/thread

[{LAW} Gamer_2k4]

If you had a shred of self respect you'd go for one of them instead of dishing out cash for a "legal" windows license.

I'm not sure what the heck you're saying here but I know I don't like it.

[thegrandmaster]

If you had a shred of self respect you'd go for one of them instead of dishing out cash for a "legal" windows license.

I'm not sure what the heck you're saying here but I know I don't like it.

I'd agree.
Students get discounts for that kinda stuff, it's just stupid to be illegal just to save some money. You use your OS every day, so it's worth the money.

[Blacksheepboy]

Woot, some people stand behind legalness! I used to be on the torrenting software bandwagon, but then, after some contemplation, I deleted every last stolen bit of software I had and legalized all the rest (like f**kin Winrar--that s**t is expensive for one key!). Now I honestly feel better using my computer. No more "feel like I'm kinda hiding s**t" s**t.

But, going through the process made me a little wiser and shrewder on the other end. I got to try out all the great software (and games) before I bought it (and some of the games and software were actually s**t, like Alcolol 120%.. while it's good and effective, 3rd part software pwns it, like imgburn), and also now, I'm more skeptical before going for traditional solutions to things (like buying friggin Windows Ultimate for 200+ bucks, stupid "going with the flow" crap)

lol

[Fireman]

Well then why don't you just use some form of Linux that fits your needs? The price is free 

3rd party? wat? Do you just mean.. free-ware software that works excellent? I can agree with you on that part.

It's just somethings are great while you have to pay for them, some applications are s**t that isn't even worth paying for.

Wait I don't understand.. you don't want to "be on the bandwagon" with torrenting and the like-wise with buying several things?

 

So did you even take a look at my link? Or have you switched to another bandwagon?   

"You'll learn how to download, install and activate Windows 7 using the safest and most reliable method available. The philosophy behind this guide is to promote universal access to knowledge for every human being"

If you had a shred of self respect you'd go for one of them instead of dishing out cash for a "legal" windows license.

I'm not sure what the heck you're saying here but I know I don't like it.

I'd agree.
Students get discounts for that kinda stuff, it's just stupid to be illegal just to save some money. You use your OS every day, so it's worth the money.

Depends on a whole variety of situations.

Student discounts are great though.

[Blacksheepboy]

"You'll learn how to download, install and activate Windows 7 using the safest and most reliable method available. The philosophy behind this guide is to promote universal access to knowledge for every human being"

That's simply a nonsensical quote thrown out there to feel good about and justify it. Feelings don't make up for reality though.

There comes the point of, "Well, what are the consequences to nabbing a free OS key?" At the moment, I've seen that there really haven't been. But that does not make for a valid argument. Many things that are wrong can often be gotten away with -- and the conclusion to that is, "If you can get away with it, does it make it right?" You simply just have to deal with the knowledge that you did something a little dirty and underhanded.

(gosh, I feel like I am trying to be "TEAM JUSTICE" or Captain America here, lololol -- "I'm high n mighty bitch" [facepalm])

[jrgp]

Fireman I removed your link. This is not the place to specifically link to ways of committing acts of warez. Talking about them in a philosophical sense is slightly permitted, but downright linking is a no-no.

[filip2322]

Wasnt there(or still is) an official microsoft OS thats free for all?

[Blacksheepboy]

I kinda wonder... there was something free out there, yet discontinued. Oh, well, maybe that was some document program they had that was an upgrade from Microsoft Works.

[Fireman]

"You'll learn how to download, install and activate Windows 7 using the safest and most reliable method available. The philosophy behind this guide is to promote universal access to knowledge for every human being"

That's simply a nonsensical quote thrown out there to feel good about and justify it. Feelings don't make up for reality though.

There comes the point of, "Well, what are the consequences to nabbing a free OS key?" At the moment, I've seen that there really haven't been. But that does not make for a valid argument. Many things that are wrong can often be gotten away with -- and the conclusion to that is, "If you can get away with it, does it make it right?" You simply just have to deal with the knowledge that you did something a little dirty and underhanded.

(gosh, I feel like I am trying to be "TEAM JUSTICE" or Captain America here, lololol -- "I'm high n mighty b***h" [facepalm])

Yes I understand what you are saying, but should you care? Why do you care so much? It's a piece of software. Let's say this:

There are people that say certain things to other humans without even evaluating the consequences and don't even care or think about what they have said later on, while some can't stop thinking about what they just said and wish they could have taken their word(s) back.

I am not really sure how to convey this into words.. 

Fireman I removed your link. This is not the place to specifically link to ways of committing acts of warez. Talking about them in a philosophical sense is slightly permitted, but downright linking is a no-no.

My apologies.

Why can you talk about it though.. that doesn't really make sense, in other forums it's forbidden to even say a single thing.

I kinda wonder... there was something free out there, yet discontinued. Oh, well, maybe that was some document program they had that was an upgrade from Microsoft Works.

Yes, Windows Thin PC beta.

You can use it for simple browsing, media but I don't think you can game.

http://www.thinq.co.uk/2011/3/29/microsoft-launches-free-windows-thin-pc-beta/

[Blacksheepboy]

We get away with it by saying we're "discussing the morality of it."

So, like regret and what have you.. yeh? I think I know what you meant by that first tidbit. I guess it depends on a person's level of awareness or sensitivity. Many people gallivant around, come across some more-sensitive-than-average people, derp away, and don't know a darn thing about the ordeal (which is probably for the best anyway, considering the hypothetical people in question were 'more sensitive than usual') .