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I saw this post and wanted to ask the opposite. What are some items that really aren't worth paying the expensive version for? Preferably more extreme or unexpected examples.

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[-] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 1 points 11 months ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An4X9E9vyn8

"So Linux is free and doesn't waste any more time than the alternative" at 8:13.

Linux will install faster than Windows, installing applications will be faster than Windows (because of the builtin graphical app manager, which unlike the Microsoft Store has most everything you want), and most of those burn all your time common bugs are fixed now. I have a computer running Fedora Silverblue, which I've done less than an hour of configuration with, and it's had no issues playing videogames, doing blender, web browsing, or any of the other normal things.

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