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[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Purchase licence key

No, thanks.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

This is the way

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

... Coffee costs more than this license.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago

its very reasonable

[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

There are free OS alternatives out there (which I suspect you already use but just want to poop on other's parade).

I assume that if someone's already using Windows, a paid OS, they are willing to pay $2 to make it usable.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I prefer if persistent, high-permission code running on my machine is FOSS, and support the devs if I see it's useful

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I prefer it too, but if something works well and saves me time and effort for $2, I don't make a big deal out of it. I also need to accomplish things other than monkeying around with my computer.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

idk who pays for windows these days but go you

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Almost everyone pays for Windows. Notice how computers that let you not include it in the order get cheaper.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

not everyone buys prebuilts but I haven't had any actual windows license since like windows 7 I just use a random key off a PC work is throwing out oh just don't register the shit