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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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[โ€“] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You give a discount if people use windows?

[โ€“] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I don't have to install anything, and you're getting a machine with a BIOS, but no OS. I tell my customers up front that I'm not going to put Windows on, though I am looking into the legality of possibly offering Tiny10, but that looks questionable.

I'm not going to charge for work I didn't do.