• @moomoomoo309
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    144 months ago

    Imagine paying for Windows. What a waste of money.

      • @moomoomoo309
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        24 months ago

        Oh no, the manufacturer of any computer with a windows license paid for it and passed that cost to you. You paid for it.

        • @[email protected]
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          -14 months ago

          I’m the manufacturer of all of my computers though? So there’s no cost? I don’t know what you’re getting at.

          • @[email protected]
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            4 months ago

            Are you using Windows without a license? Is that still possible these days?

            edit ah, activator and debloater. Isn’t that somewhat close to pirating it, though?

          • @moomoomoo309
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            14 months ago

            I’m more talking about laptops, you can use it without paying for it on a device you build yourself, albeit with some functionality restricted.

      • thejevans
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        14 months ago

        Windows 11 Pro is $200. There are ways to get it cheaper, but that is what Microsoft charges for it…and they still collect a bunch of data and serve you a bunch of ads.

        • @[email protected]
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          -14 months ago

          I’m never touching Windows 11, but it’s… free. I’ve installed it on computers for folks upon request. You just use an activator and debloater.

      • @[email protected]
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        14 months ago

        It literally isn’t.

        Even if you pirate it, you still pay with the immense amount of data they take, even if you opt out of a bunch of it (which you can only do temporarily anyway).