• @Aux
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      09 months ago

      Windows is free though.

      • @[email protected]
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        29 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.

      • thejevans
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        19 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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          -19 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.

        • @Aux
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          -19 months ago

          Microsoft doesn’t serve you anything and doesn’t collect anything.

      • @TheGrandNagus
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        19 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).

        • @Aux
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          09 months ago

          They don’t take any data, that’s a myth.