• moomoomoo309@programming.dev
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      11 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.

      • Aux@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        No, you download it for free from Microsoft. No need to buy a pre built machine.

      • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        11 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.

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          11 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@programming.dev
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          11 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@lemmy.ml
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      11 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.

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        11 months ago

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

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        11 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.

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      11 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).