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minus-square@moomoomoo309linkEnglish2•4 months agoOh no, the manufacturer of any computer with a windows license paid for it and passed that cost to you. You paid for it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•4 months agoNo, you download it for free from Microsoft. No need to buy a pre built machine.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-1•4 months agoI’m the manufacturer of all of my computers though? So there’s no cost? I don’t know what you’re getting at.
minus-square@moomoomoo309linkEnglish1•4 months agoI’m more talking about laptops, you can use it without paying for it on a device you build yourself, albeit with some functionality restricted.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-24 months agoAre 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?
Oh no, the manufacturer of any computer with a windows license paid for it and passed that cost to you. You paid for it.
No, you download it for free from Microsoft. No need to buy a pre built machine.
I’m the manufacturer of all of my computers though? So there’s no cost? I don’t know what you’re getting at.
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.
There’s no restrictions, though!
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?
Yeah for sure!