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> It dismays me how many otherwise smart people pay extra at time of purchase of a $1k to $2k device, to get product they dont need, which can interfere with th
by talldayo 2y ago
> It dismays me how many otherwise smart people pay extra at time of purchase of a $1k to $2k device, to get product they dont need, which can interfere with their use of the system, which extracts rent, adds adverts and bad features.
You're describing an operating system, right? Or is it merely coincidental that MacOS and Windows both resemble that description.
- ggm 2y agoThey consciously want the OS cost component. They are convinced to buy the virus scanner rental. Obviously I too would prefer that BSD and Linux were funded adequately to be substantively as desirable for most users as the commercial OS's but the observation remains that only a small cohort of people currently can be taken to free OS and far more of the users who are in paid OS are led to believe a 3rd party defence tool is a must-have.