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This is much more invasive than Google’s banner on search (and kind of everything they make) pushing to instal Chrome. And way worse than MacOS’ occasional pro
by prepend 3y ago
This is much more invasive than Google’s banner on search (and kind of everything they make) pushing to instal Chrome.
And way worse than MacOS’ occasional prompt to switch to safari that I think happens once per version upgrade and is just a typical modal prompt.
Microsoft acts like their OS is free. I paid $120 for this stuff.
- xethos 3y ago> Microsoft acts like their OS is free Because it effectively is. Between the discounted OEM pre-installed copy (effectively free to the casual user), the people happy enough with "Please activate Windows" in the corner and most functions working, and the "I found a deal on a legit activation key with a steep discount" crowd, very, very few people paid even a tenth as much as you.
- pritambaral 3y ago> the discounted OEM pre-installed copy (effectively free to the casual user) Not free; just hidden. The retail laptop models I looked at last month discounted the price exactly ₹10K (~ 120 USD) when I chose the no pre-installed OS option.
- prepend 3y agoBut it’s not free. It’s some price included by manufacturers. And I bought a copy at retail (for $120) because it was easier than going through their “you changed the hard drive and now have to find the key from years ago.” And it does the same thing.