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You pay with your data and self-respect, dealing with a micro-abusive partner. This continues as the purchase cycle repeats, including the tendency to get lock
by mixmastamyk 1mo ago
You pay with your data and self-respect, dealing with a micro-abusive partner. This continues as the purchase cycle repeats, including the tendency to get locked into proprietary software contracts.
- inigyou 1mo agoYou don't, because you install Linux on it immediately.
- mixmastamyk 1mo agoThat hasn’t been enough in almost twenty years. Most things are in the cloud now. Try running OpenSnitch for a demonstration. There have been numerous examples of malware and spyware in proprietary firmware. Best to clean house completely, starting with hardware you can trust. And everyone’s purchases compound due to investment.