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Why can't I just buy it without being charged for preinstalled spyware? (lemmy.world)
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Shopping for a laptop as a Linux user:

Screenshot from the Simpsons where Otto is talking to Marge and Homer standing next to a window in their house with a caption "Oh wow, windows!... I don't think I can afford this place."

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[-] FoxBJK@midwest.social 15 points 5 months ago

OP doesn’t want to pay the extra $120 for an OS he’s never gonna use. Yes everyone sells a Linux laptop but there’s a few companies that won’t charge you for Windows on top of that.

[-] TimeNaan@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

Thank you, it seems the point of this meme is lost on some Lemmings :D

[-] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Dell isn’t paying anywhere near $120 for windows. Only end users buying a one off license pay that much.

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