[TriLUG] buy windows - ugh!

[Pete Soper via TriLUG]

On 08/07/2017 12:12 PM, Alan Porter via TriLUG wrote:
>
>> Well, maybe I need to do this for reason x, but can I really get a
>> legit copy of Windows 7 for $29 - $49?
>
> If you only need to use Windows for a short period of time (like for
> doing taxes in the spring), you can get a legitimate time-limited VM
> instance for free at http://modern.ie/.  Microsoft makes these images
> available for testing web sites against their browsers.  Web developers
> need to be able to grab a copy of Windows, test the web page, and make
> tweaks.  The license is good for 90 days.

Alan, you're consistently amazing!

Coincidentally I've built a machine to host the Splatspace inventory 
system and I need to be able to run Windows inside a VM long enough to 
make a fractional million labels for the massive electronics donation 
Fred Ebeling bequeathed. This source you mention is the perfect solution 
while I make arrangements for something permanent.

But this is the "three alarm bells" cheapo version of Windows I was 
looking at last night:

https://www.stdwellers.com/products/microsoft-windows-10-pro-with-original-32-64-bit-oem-genuine-digital-license-key?variant=43012517380

As I double checked this link just now I had 39 minutes left to take 
advantage of their amazing offer. Last night it was only a couple 
minutes. They must be getting desperate.

-Pete
>
> Alan
>
>
>