[dijit]

The issue I tend to have with redistributors is that ultimately: it might not end up being a valid license.

What's the difference between outright piracy and buying an invalid (but functioning) CD key? Legally: nothing.

If a key is minted to be used only in certain areas or for certain purposes (healthcare, education) and it's sold to me- I don't have a right to use it.

That's the really annoying thing about these CD key online things, they give the illusion of doing the right thing but ultimately it's the same issue.

Truthfully I don't think any of us will be audited, but it's an annoying situation I continually see. People think just because money changed hands that they're legal.

[dvfjsdhgfv]

I was thinking a lot about it as I don't want to put anything illegal on my computer. OTOH, the only way to buy an older version (in my case, Office 2016 for Mac) is to use a reseller. I try to do a research, I try to find a reputable one, I receive an invoice, I install and active the software, it works, but in the end it's as you say - there is no certainty at all.

But in the end I'm fine with that. First, the vendor is no longer selling this product, second, there is only that much one can do.

[theoreticalmal]

I mean this in the nicest possible way: why do you care so much about not putting something illegal on your computer?

[qwezxcrty]

Just morally I feel like MS do deserve to be compensated for me using what they developed, unless there is really no way to make it happen.