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WINDOWS 11 LICENCE KEYS ARE BEING SOLD IN SOUTH AFRICA
By Brendyn Lotz
23rd November 2021
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Despite not being available on Microsoft’s website, South Africans can seemingly
purchase a licence key for Windows 11 Professional and Windows 11 Home through a
number of retailers.
This is rather strange and we’ve asked Microsoft South Africa for confirmation
that the license keys being sold through these retailers are legitimate.
Unfortunately by time of publication Microsoft SA had not yet responded to our
requests for comment.
The retailers who have listings for Windows 11 licence keys are:
* Takealot
* Evetech
* Wootware
* BidorBuy*
* TechRestored*
We’ve added asterisks to Bidorbuy and TechRestored because the pricing for the
operating system is far below the price listed by the other three retailers on
that list. While we’re usually in favour of a good deal, these prices are so low
we’re concerned they aren’t legitimate. You know what they say, “if something is
too good to be true, it’s probably not”.
We’re not saying these keys aren’t real, but when everybody else is charging
upwards of R2 000, a listing for R130 is suspicious.
A listing on BidorBuy selling Windows 11 Professional for R130.
We’ve contacted Evetech to verify that the licence keys it is selling are
legitimate and we we’re assured by two sales representatives that they are
“pretty sure” the keys are legitimate as they are obtained through Microsoft.
Much like the entirety of the launch surrounding Windows 11, this is a confusing
set of circumstances. Windows 11 is currently being rolled out as a free upgrade
to Windows 10. The rollout is happening rather slowly but Microsoft did say last
week that it was going to be ramping up the rollout.
“Today, based on the positive rollout update experience and user feedback we
have seen to date, we are advancing the pace of the rollout faster than we
previously anticipated, and are now making the Windows 11 upgrade more broadly
available to eligible Windows 10 devices,” wrote John Cable, vice president of
Program Management, Windows Servicing and Delivery.
Of course, some folks may not be using Windows 10 so being able to purchase
Windows 11 for your new PC is convenient and we’re sure some enterprises are
looking to purchase licences in bulk. The fact that Microsoft isn’t selling
Windows 11 through its website though is just strange to us.
While the urge to upgrade to Windows 11 may be strong, we recommend waiting for
the ability to upgrade from Windows 10 via the operating system’s update feature
in Settings.
Until we’ve heard back from Microsoft regarding the legitimacy of the licence
keys on sale in South Africa, we recommend you shop with caution.
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Brendyn Lotz
Brendyn Lotz writes news, reviews, and opinion pieces for Hypertext. His
interests include SMEs, innovation on the African continent, cybersecurity,
blockchain, games, geek culture and YouTube.
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