I don't even know how I got Windows 11 at this point 900 reinstalls later. I build all my own pcs. I must have paid for a key at some point, potentially.
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#42Each version of Windows is slower and more bloated with spyware than the last. I want a refund for everything since XP.
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#43I bought a pack of Win10 pro keys for $5 a key. Gray market site, but 100% legit. The few times I needed a key, it worked the first time. And for a friend who needed Win11, the upgrade from 10 Pro to 11 worked first time. I'd never pay more than $5 per Windows key. But I prefer Linux instead.
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#45That's why I like Lenovo, you can just buy version without OS.
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#46I bought a pack of Win10 pro keys for $5 a key. Gray market site, but 100% legit. The few times I needed a key, it worked the first time. And for a friend who needed Win11, the upgrade from 10 Pro to 11 worked first time. I'd never pay more than $5 per Windows key. But I prefer Linux instead.
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#47This is great. It tells you how many manufacturers make it easy and difficult to get refunds. ASUS is the most specific one, albeit their refund range is between 9 and 65 EUR. Great work.
I honestly would assume that’s a pretty honest price for an OEM license paid by a company as big as Asus, they definitely don’t pay retail!
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#48I bought a pack of Win10 pro keys for $5 a key. Gray market site, but 100% legit. The few times I needed a key, it worked the first time. And for a friend who needed Win11, the upgrade from 10 Pro to 11 worked first time. I'd never pay more than $5 per Windows key. But I prefer Linux instead.
I don't think Microsoft actually cares (or they consider it to be a good thing) because the default out of box experience on Windows 11 is to drive the average non tech home/consumer user towards a whole array of microsoft monthly recurring subscriptions for xbox live, office365 type products, onedrive, etc. In addition to driving traffic to Bing. "Oh, you need more backup space! Take this special offer now for more…
Completely true, that. Ive seen exactly as you said with 4 friends of mine when I helped them go over to Linux. On the Win11 side, they didnt even KNOW that they clicked a button to sync their files to some cloudshit account (Onedrive). There's no proof either way, but their files were exfil'd.
But with the horrendous performance and scam behavior, Ive heelped others to Linux to really good effect.
Just theres that 1 person who *needed* Windows and all the abusiv behaviors it inflicts. It was more akin to "Executives dont get fired for recommending IBM/Microsoft", and a utter refusal to try something better. Theyve been a friend for 2 decades, so I gave them the warning, but did help them.
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#49So after fighting windows for 30yr i also have started searching for linux os to switch to. Might feel weird initially but its a must now. 60% of my time spending on windows is wasted in refreshing/slowstartup/installing bloat and updates/. Clicking next > next etc multiple time just to install one software. Winget is not upto mark like apt and other unix package managers. As soon as i install chocolatey or 3rd party…
Switched to Arch Linux with GNOME. Whenever an issue comes up, I have an AI agent look into it and it gets done. Worth it to get off of Windows.
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#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
Upgrades to SSD, thinks the OS made it faster. Ok
A bog standard Linux distribution boots under 30 seconds with a good HDD, assuming hardware initializes fast. SSD generally adds 3x to that speed due to access latency for small files. I remember pressing power button and leaving my PC alone to get a tea or something when I was booting my Windows installation which I had around for gaming. Same with an SSD. Desktop arrives faster, CPU still choked to launch whatever…
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