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[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 day ago (10 children)

this operating system still costs like $100

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

There are other ways, if you have to use it but don't want to give Microsoft money. One way is just not to activate it. Almost everything still works. There are also ways to get cheap keys or activate it for free.

A better way is not to use Windows, but not everyone can avoid it all the time.

[–] PoliteDudeInTheMood@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 hours ago

I'll just leave this here... https://massgrave.dev/

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