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[–] Mikufan@ani.social 96 points 11 months ago (39 children)

I have to disagree, Windows is never free, they sell all your data even when you buy it. Use Linux.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 87 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Linux isn't free because it uses your electricity

[–] Mikufan@ani.social 56 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well... Unless you hook it up to your neighbors outlet...

[–] Dsklnsadog@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 11 months ago (2 children)

That doesn't make it free. Somebody else is paying.

[–] halm@leminal.space 27 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oh, like online piracy. Got it! 🤣

[–] Dsklnsadog@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nope. If the product is finished and you make a copy, nobody else is paying.

If you go to the store (90s style) and steal a copy, that's a whole different thing.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Go to rental place in the 90's/2000's

Rent things

Copy things

Return original - No harm | Return copy - ???

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago

Netflix DVD service is missed.

[–] Mikufan@ani.social 6 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Uhmm its free for you... This is a piracy sub. Someone is always paying for something.

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[–] kbal@fedia.io 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

True, Linux isn't free because it uses electricity. It's free because it's licensed under the GNU General Public License which is designed to defend the freedom of its users.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

What? You don't say.

[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 16 points 11 months ago

Those sneaky bastards.

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Technically.... it's the hardware on your PC using all the electricity.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but it's the software that told it to do it.

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not initially, it's an on off switch... technically.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 1 points 11 months ago

At some point it was a twinkle in Charles Babbage's eyes 👀:-D.

[–] SchizoDenji@lemm.ee -1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Except you can simply debloat and disable everything with a single script. Linuxbros are the biggest misinformation spreaders around windows.

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