According to the report, which can be read in full here, the investigators purchased a total
of 47 products from third-party sellers from Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Sears Marketplace and Newegg.
Spokespeople for Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Newegg and Sears Marketplace told CBS News
they“have stringent procedures in place and that counterfeit products and sellers found to be selling fake items are removed from their marketplaces.”.
Sometimes you can find a less expensive boxed copy of Windows 8(before the 8.1 update)
from general retailers like Amazon or from an electronics outlet like Newegg, which you can then update to Windows 8.1
for free after installation.