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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoOh no, the manufacturer of any computer with a windows license paid for it and passed that cost to you. You paid for it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 years agoI’m the manufacturer of all of my computers though? So there’s no cost? I don’t know what you’re getting at.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoI’m more talking about laptops, you can use it without paying for it on a device you build yourself, albeit with some functionality restricted.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-22 years agoAre you using Windows without a license? Is that still possible these days? edit ah, activator and debloater. Isn’t that somewhat close to pirating it, though?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 years agoNo, you download it for free from Microsoft. No need to buy a pre built machine.
Oh no, the manufacturer of any computer with a windows license paid for it and passed that cost to you. You paid for it.
I’m the manufacturer of all of my computers though? So there’s no cost? I don’t know what you’re getting at.
I’m more talking about laptops, you can use it without paying for it on a device you build yourself, albeit with some functionality restricted.
There’s no restrictions, though!
Are you using Windows without a license? Is that still possible these days?
edit ah, activator and debloater. Isn’t that somewhat close to pirating it, though?
Yeah for sure!
No, you download it for free from Microsoft. No need to buy a pre built machine.