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Still, the administrator of the Reddit subsidiary thread gives advice about continuing to apply due diligence. Doing so is especially important for those contemplating to take up offers of cheap Windows 11 product keys for sale in the so-called Gray Market operating in the Internet network.
What Exactly is the Gray Market and What Kind of Products Do They Trade
Although gray market products are not as illegal as the items purchased from the black market, the legality of the gray market trade is somewhat dubious. Mainly because they involve unauthorized buying and selling of commodities. As opposed to black market traders who sell and buy goods from smugglers, thieves and counterfeiters.
The compelling attraction of the gray market to consumers are the relatively cheap prices of products since they bypass the fees, charges and other operating expenses incurred by authorized dealers and sellers. According to gray market researchers, the prices of the products are 20% up to 40% cheaper, which is quite attractive especially for electronic devices.
However, most consumers are skeptical about the quality and authenticity of gray market commodities; wary of the possibility that they did not pass quality control standards imposed by regulators on manufacturers and on imported goods.
The grey market is the main source of cheap Windows 11 product keys, which are sourced from resellers involved in the unauthorized sale of product keys covered by Microsoft Volume Licensing. Apparently the retail sale of product keys to individual consumers is a violation of the terms and conditions of the licensing agreement.
`There are reports that the agreements of some Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) System Builder licenses are also being violated.
Microsoft Takes Action to Enforce Limitations of License Agreements
While Microsoft does not confirm if the reports are true, the matter has apparently been brought to the software company’s attention. Starting with Windows 10, Microsoft replaced product keys with license registrations as the primary activator of new Windows installations and program upgrades.
In the forthcoming 24H2 version of Windows 11, the email address being used in bypassing the system’s activation control has been blocked, The AI supporting the updated version of Windows 11 will block users logging in using unauthorized email addresses. The new system has been looped to the login page to frustrate those who bypass the system using blocked email addresses.
Microsoft gives advice for those encountering sign in issues to use the Microsoft Sign-in Helper Tool.