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If you search Google for low cost Windows CD-Keys or Product Keys you'll get thousands of results offering too good to be true prices for most any version of Windows. Many people buy these and think that they are perfectly ok to use. They're not. There are many different kinds of keys you can buy. The following video by Chris Titus covers all of these in great detail. You'll learn how sellers can sell these so cheap and still make a profit.
In summary when you buy these cheap keys you are supporting people that are breaking the law. You are technically just as guilty as they are. Your product key might work initially and then stop working. If you really can't afford to pay at least 50 dollars for a genuine OEM key, simply buy a Dell, Lenovo or HP business PC with Windows 7 on it. They often have the product key sticker on the case. Install Windows 10 on that PC hardware, then activate it online by entering the Windows 7 key. At least then you can be certain it's a genuine key and not an MAK or KMS key. Look for low cost PCs on Ebay and make sure the seller tells you or you can see from the pictures it has the intact sticker on the PC.
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