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[nX07]

I'm wondering if Microsoft would really care if I claimed all 10/10 of my product keys for each software product I am eligable to download. Basically, I do a lot of dev offline, back and fourth, and I may need a key at any time. Logically I say to myself "well, they give me 10, so it's fine".. but then I say "but do they think it's werid I claimed all keys?" or do they even care..

I most likely won't actually use more than 3, maybe 4 of each product, but still.

Thanks in advance!

[TonyLock]

I'll be happy to have some of those keys you're not using...

[Argote]

They probably don't mind, I haven't reached any of the limits on my MSDN account though.

[markjensen]

TonyLock, on Dec 5 2009, 20:57, said:

I'll be happy to have some of those keys you're not using...

That would be called "warez"

[qdave]

I dont think they care. There are thousands of technet/MSDN accounts, and i am sure that no one is checking to see who and how many keys have been claimed.

[+McCordRm]

When offered a free dessert, I always take it... whether I'm still hungry or not.

Your account gives you 10 Keys. I suggest you take 10 Keys.

[ScorpioRGc1]

McCordRm, on Dec 5 2009, 22:32, said:

When offered a free dessert, I always take it... whether I'm still hungry or not.

Your account gives you 10 Keys. I suggest you take 10 Keys.

This.

[still1]

nX07, on Dec 5 2009, 20:48, said:

I'm wondering if Microsoft would really care if I claimed all 10/10 of my product keys for each software product I am eligable to download. Basically, I do a lot of dev offline, back and fourth, and I may need a key at any time. Logically I say to myself "well, they give me 10, so it's fine".. but then I say "but do they think it's werid I claimed all keys?" or do they even care..

I most likely won't actually use more than 3, maybe 4 of each product, but still.

Thanks in advance!

No microsoft wont care..... those keys can be used just by you.

[CrashGordon]

They won't/don't care if you claim as many keys as you subscription allows and only use a couple.

[Xerxes]

If they didn't want you to use them, they wouldn't of given you 10 keys to begin with! Just use them it's what they are there for

[+Anarkii]

If you got 10 keys, use em. What you do with them is your business. Sell em if you wanted, whats stopping you apart from legalities?

[Pulgafree]

I have several keys from XP to 7. Most of them we use in our company. Just be really carefull on where you use it or where you store them.

[-Razorfold]

nope unless you're doing something illegal with them, they won't care

[Subject Delta]

In the words of the immortal Bart Simpson:

Hell no.

The reason they have started to provide so many keys per SKU is due to people requesting new keys when they reach the limits of their old ones. 10 keys per SKU per product, means it can be activated on up to 100 machines per SKU (as many as you want on the same machine), meaning nobody is ever likely to hit the limits, that is why they designed it like it is so I wouldn't worry.