Shopee and Lazada remove listings for unauthorised Microsoft software

The listings offered so-called "lifetime subscriptions". PHOTO: ST READER
The listings offered so-called "lifetime subscriptions". PHOTO: ST READER
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SINGAPORE - E-commerce sites Shopee and Lazada have removed dozens of listings selling unauthorised Microsoft software on their platform for as low as $10.

The listings, which were removed by Monday (July 27), offered so-called "lifetime subscriptions" where users sold product keys at a lower price than official retailers.

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