Shopee and Lazada remove listings of unauthorised Microsoft software

Sellers offered 'lifetime subscriptions', product keys on their platforms at lower prices than authorised retailers

The product keys peddled are believed to be copies for the education sector and for other corporate subscriptions. Microsoft said it neither sells "lifetime" subscriptions nor does it sell product keys by themselves.
The product keys peddled are believed to be copies for the education sector and for other corporate subscriptions. Microsoft said it neither sells "lifetime" subscriptions nor does it sell product keys by themselves. PHOTO: ST READER
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E-commerce sites Shopee and Lazada have removed dozens of listings selling unauthorised Microsoft software on their platforms for as low as $10.

The listings, which were removed by yesterday, offered so-called "lifetime subscriptions" where users sold product keys at a lower price than official retailers.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 28, 2020, with the headline Shopee and Lazada remove listings of unauthorised Microsoft software. Subscribe