I wouldn't really say there's much use. Sure having in box copy is cool, but there's no real reason to have it. You can get keys, and if not, 7/8 OEM keys can still activate with downgrade rights.
psst you can disable the activation services while the trial is active and it stays activated.
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k4sum1 who?
I might know what I'm doing not the hit album by brad sucks