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Really well written, technical post. Good read.

Thanks mkw5053

This one isn't rocket science.

Framework isn't as mass market as your typical laptop competitors. You can make an assumption a purchaser of framework is tech minded / informed shopper.

You can also see their prebuilt option is Windows only.

When going DIY, adding Windows is between $225 and $339 depending on edition.

Most informed shoppers and techheads also know you can go to key selling websites and get completely legal and working Windows keys for <$20.

Why would people volunteer to pay 1000% more?


Most tech heads would just use the activator, since the key selling sites are simply sending <$20 to criminals for a key that is equally illegal as the activator.

The last few I've seen on G2A were phished/stolen bizspark or similar accounts and bulk "reclaimed". I would imagine most keyshops are similar.


  get completely legal and working Windows keys for <$20
You cannot. The fact that a $20 key may activate Windows doesn't make the installation legal, Windows is still pirated. And you can pirate it $20 cheaper.

It depends on your legal framework. It might be seller's problem, not yours, and 20$ is a price for shifting responsibility.

If you buy a $20 key you're both pirating and giving money to a criminal, so it is, in fact, worse.

Look into G2A - Nothing illegal about it.

How can it be piracy if the code are valid. Most of these keys come from legal source in other countries with lower prices or from bulk resellers. Either way for many giving more money to microsoft directly is even more unethical.

This post is so funny.

Firstly, blaming AI at the same time using AI to construct your whole post - Priceless. Loving it.

Secondly - This entire article reeks of "It's not our fault, you guys have failed us at every step" when in reality you let AI run reckless.

I don't want to say deserved it but like, you knew the risks,


This feels like an oxymoron

What are you talking about

Please don't reply to a bad comment with another bad one.

He is affiliated with Vercel though

Good to see some actual acknowledge from the beings living amongst us. The constant denying is getting frustrating.

Do you actually believe that? And if yes, why? Just curious

Sounds like you're using it for all the wrong reasons. For reference, I hate AI too, but just because I hate it doesn't mean I can't also say it's going to be extremely beneficial to us and only going to get better & more adopted.


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