The idea is that even if you’re using pirates windows, you’re still in the windows ecosystem, you’ll be more likely to pay Microsoft for other things. So in a weird way, yeah you didn’t pay for windows, but you also didn’t buy an Apple either, and now you’re using windows apps and programs.
It’s crazy to me that all these websites advertise pirated/stolen Microsoft keys and aren’t getting in trouble for it.
The idea is that even if you’re using pirates windows, you’re still in the windows ecosystem, you’ll be more likely to pay Microsoft for other things. So in a weird way, yeah you didn’t pay for windows, but you also didn’t buy an Apple either, and now you’re using windows apps and programs.
This was Adobe’s strategy with Photoshop. They basically let the piracy happen knowing everyone would learn and stick with their software.
And it worked. Try finding any professional art/design jobs that don’t use Adobe.