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[-] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 year ago

..that they ask you to actually pay for the privilege. Because remember, windows isn't actually free (and you pay for it if you buy a pre-built).

[-] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

I feel it's important to point out that you can simply not activate Windows and use it indefinitely

Does make you wonder though where Microsoft is getting that money from

[-] WhiteHotaru@feddit.de 2 points 9 months ago

Corporate Users. My guess is, that almost any office job where you work on a Computer has Windows as OS. You have a license for your job. The license for home usage is bonus money to Microsoft.

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