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expiredSUCHaDEAL posted Nov 16, 2023 02:52 PM
All-in-One Microsoft Office Pro 2019 for Windows: Lifetime License + Windows 11 Pro Bundle $50 via Download
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Microsoft ended mainstream support for Office 2019 on October 10, 2023.
i am waiting for this previous deal. Office 2021 pro
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NerdUsed is finding install keys through any means possible (MSDN user development license banks, corporate, government, or educational codes, etc.). The deals are limited-time deals and they move on to another marketplace site for a different promo. Often, the deals suddenly end when Microsoft determines complementary for-development codes origining from a legal MSDN account user are exhaused or misused. There are many different categories of freely-provided or minimum-fee install codes that are provided throughout the world and amongst many different environments (students, corporates, developers, non-profits, etc.).
Their mailbox is in the U.K. but there is no actual office there. From their actual sites that they directly sell through, we know that English is not their language (using translators), so it's almost certain that they're operating out of a non-English speaking country. They likely do not reside in the U.K. Complaints and re-issuing of declined codes is mostly done through their Telegram account for legal and privacy purposes.
There is no difference between a $2 and a $50 office install code from these install code providers. They are all the same. It's interesting how people feel it's more "authentic" when they pay more money for one. Therefore this is not a "good deal" compared to other install-code finder sites - and this is definitely NOT equivalent to a $300-$600 Microsoft (or other) software license purchased from almost any store (except Craigslist and marketplace hubs).
Regarding your financial and personal privacy, you're better off purchasing by cash, PayPal, Virtual Credit Card with limits, or from a site that does NOT remit your personal contact (or credit card) details to the install code provider.
"It installed" does not equal it's a "legitimate software license", it's "for life", and it's a "consumer retail license". If I'm driving your car tomorrow, and it cost me $20 from a guy that sold me your key on your street, does it mean I now own your car forever?
i am waiting for this previous deal. Office 2021 pro
Woot, in the case of those Microsoft install codes, is operating like any other Marketplace Seller, and sources their codes in the same way as Stack Social, etc. - NOT from Microsoft directly (or Amazon.com).
One commenter's note in that SD Woot thread:
To reiterate, all these aftermarket codes are in the same category, and likely obtained through the same few large international code finders (NerdUsed, etc.). NerdUsed also goes under several different names and even has their direct (non-U.S.) sell site.
So, one isn't "saving" $500 by purchasing a code from Woot either. Whether you pay $50 or $2, the "investment value" of the code that you're buying is the same. So it's not $50 vs. $500, it's $50 vs. $2-$20.
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Woot, in the case of those Microsoft install codes, is operating like any other Marketplace Seller, and sources their codes in the same way as Stack Social, etc. - NOT from Microsoft directly (or Amazon.com).
One commenter's note in that SD Woot thread:
To reiterate, all these aftermarket codes are in the same category, and likely obtained through the same few large international code finders (NerdUsed, etc.). NerdUsed also goes under several different names and even has their direct (non-U.S.) sell site.
So, one isn't "saving" $500 by purchasing a code from Woot either. Whether you pay $50 or $2, the "investment value" of the code that you're buying is the same. So it's not $50 vs. $500, it's $50 vs. $2-$20.
As a general rule, if they themselves are not sourcing it from Microsoft and had the status of being an Authorized Distributor (not an "Authorized Developer", which anyone can be), they're sourcing the item (whether a software install code or Nike brand shoes) from a global marketplace reseller - "PC World OEM" included I suppose.
As more evidence, they're selling at 70-90% discounts. If it's a clearance item, or obsolete item, or going out of business sale, then maybe... but not as an everyday ongoing price.
Marketplace Resellers have no product, service, support, warranty or authenticity liability, especially beyond your credit card chargeback window. One second after that and they're out of the transaction for good.
It's a sad time that all the great magazines (and newspapers) have gone this way. They once carried great credibility (PC World, MacWorld, etc.).
You're guaranteed to get a working install code (evidentially anyway), and you might be fine with it for many years, but it's not a "lifetime" as stated, as there's no method in place to ensure that, either from the Marketplace Transaction Hub, or from the Global Marketplace Install Code Finder. But people that have been buying these 70-90% off install codes for many years know that it's part of the game. They won't cry about a future issue if they got a year or two (or ten) out of a 70-90% off code. We can't complain to Microsoft if something goes wrong. Also, the installation code really doesn't have anything to do with license ownership, just as a car key doesn't have anything to do with (real) car ownership. Tje car might be stolen, or it might be still owned by the bank.
That's why I say the better deal for all these codes is when they're $5-$15 because they're all in the same category - but those codes often need to be purchased from transaction sites not housed in the U.S. Within the U.S., we're always willing to pay more, especially from reputable media sites who will take their percentage for a better feeling of possibly being the real equivalent product.
Lastly, there's no need to give your real name, address, phone and regular e-mail address when buying through these Marketplace sites, as some of your details will indeed be passed on to the global install code seller. They don't need to have your real name, address, phone, e-mail, etc. Just make a note of the details that you used. They're not passing it on to Microsoft, that's for sure. Give these sites the minimum they need to get their money, that's all the info. You wouldn't want your personal real details flowing to a non-U.S. (and non-Western) country. There are reports of $1 mysterious charges showing up for some people, a couple of months later. Use a virtual card, or something else, if you can.
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