You see it everywhere: websites offering Microsoft licenses for a fraction of the price you pay directly through Microsoft.
How is that possible? Is there a catch?
The answer is simple: digital licenses are cheaper because they’re more efficient, more modern, and more environmentally friendly.
In this article, we explain why they cost less—without compromising quality or legality.
What is a digital license?
In the past, Microsoft had to produce CDs, manuals, and packaging.
These days, everything is digital. This makes a huge difference in:
Production costs
Storage and shipping costs
Retail-marges
This allows a trusted seller like Mkeys to offer a legal license at a much lower price .
Many companies regularly upgrade their systems and end up with unused software licenses .
According to European law (case C-128/11), these used digital licenses can be resold.
This means that a large portion of the digital licenses you see online can be resold completely legally .
And that, of course, makes them cheaper.
Microsoft sells its licenses through large retail chains, marketing campaigns, and support structures.
Independent distributors like Mkeys operate more efficiently and with lower overhead .
The result:
Lower prices
The same original software
Faster delivery via email
Because digital commerce is cross-border, suppliers often purchase large volumes of licenses from European distributors.
These economies of scale are passed on directly to the customer.
In short: low costs + high efficiency = competitive price.
Good question—because cheap isn’t always good.
When purchasing digital licenses, keep these points in mind:
Invoice with VAT and company details
Legal European origin
Transparent customer service
No vague “education” or “trial” keys
At Mkeys, we meet all these criteria.
Every license is 100% original, verifiable, and legally valid within the EU .
At Microsoft Keys Netherlands, you benefit from the advantages of digital licensing — with the assurance of an official supplier:
Original Microsoft software
Direct delivery by email
Including VAT invoice
Dutch support
Completely legal under EU law
View our current offers for
Windows licenses and Office packages .
Digital licenses are cheaper because they are distributed more intelligently — without physical production, without intermediaries, and often thanks to the reuse of unused corporate licenses.
This way, you can save up to 70% while still having access to genuine, legal Microsoft software .
At Mkeys, you combine the best of both worlds: a low price and complete reliability .
