So I wouldn't have a problem with it anyway. Is it morally okay to do this? Microsoft is big enough to not notice, and they operate in a morally grey area a lot of the time as well. If you can provide proof of purchase, you're usually in the clear. Shit-ton of issues if you get audited etc.Īs a home user: you're running a licensed version, if the way you got this license is against TOS, that's technically and legally the sellers problem.

I have a valid key, but the vendor was only able to supply a link to the Server 2019 Evaluation version of the software. Which is enough for a home user to redirect any inquiries to the seller if something ends up not working after all.Īs a business: fuck this, don't do it. Looking for retail version iso of Server 2019 Standard I am attempting to do an in place upgrade of a Server 2012 R2 Standard install to Server 2019 Standard. Went looking: can get server 2019 std for a grand total of $38 with a 'legality guarantee'. So is it stealing then? You weren't the intended user, but the license is valid and otherwise unused nevertheless. Wording may have been crap, but when you stop serving a fairly large segment of the market, people WILL look for other ways. It's not pirating, it's just a questionably obtained official activation key.

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