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This only matters if people are otherwise willing to fork over cash for what is currently ad supported. So what if Windows is not trusted? Are you willing to sp
by MattGaiser 5y ago
This only matters if people are otherwise willing to fork over cash for what is currently ad supported. So what if Windows is not trusted? Are you willing to spend any meaningful amount of money/time on an alternatives? Most are not.
- bruce343434 5y agoBut windows is paid software? In fact most microsoft software is. If not paid for by you, it's paid for by your OEM or organization.
- swiley 5y agoAt this point keeping Windows working costs more time and money than just installing something like Pop!_OS.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoI would pay good money for an alternative that was at least close to Windows for my needs, if one existed. Sadly making a new operating system today is a gigantic undertaking thanks to the proliferation of hardware and the non-universality of drivers. Rump kernels seem to be (very slowly) making this a little better.
- squiggleblaz 5y ago> This only matters if people are otherwise willing to fork over cash for what is currently ad supported. People were paying for Windows when it wasn't ad supported. People are still paying for Windows now that it is ad supported. Its completely clear that the only thing that matters is whether software businesses want to betray user trust or not - users don't really have much of a say in the matter. They do everything right, but user growth slows down, business growth needs to continue, so they try to extract extra value from each user instead of trying to add extra value that users happily pay more for.