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Windows [Rule] (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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[–] 33 points 2 years ago (3 children)

you are morally obligated to pirate windows 10 ltsc

(if you must use windows)

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Fun fact: Lenovo sells some laptops without Windows license too. The amount saved will depend on the laptop and region. Unfortunately this isn't available for all laptops.

    Example:

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    If you're just buying a laptop/desktop normally, you're paying this without realizing it.
    In this case, it's 22.5% of the price.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    Wish more did that tbh.....esp as a tech person who MS and apple ran off with choices they made. Plus I like having more freedom on shiz to customize things more without risk it'll break that easily(without a major yearly update withstanding but still not as often as windows....)

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    There are people selling oem keys on eBay for $5-$7. It’s too easy to buy a “legit” key at this point.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    but why would you when you can get it for free it's not like ms is gonna give two fucks about you. they make their real $$ from business licenses

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    But what's the risk you're buying keys purchased with stolen funds like on sketchy video game key resellers?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    You lose your 5-7€ because the code doesn't exist or has already been used.

    That literally is it.

    It is just a short string of letters and numbers, nothing nefarious can be done with that.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    My concern was around situations where someone buys keys with a stolen credit card, and sells them as a form of money laundering.

    That feels nefarious, and not participating in marketplaces with a high likelihood of participating in money laundering seems like a good method of harm reduction.

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