The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWhat do you mean it's not $139.00 for an OS?media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square94linkfedilinkarrow-up1916arrow-down16
arrow-up1910arrow-down1imageWhat do you mean it's not $139.00 for an OS?media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square94linkfedilink
minus-squareAlabaster_Mango@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoYou’re forgetting piracy. I didn’t buy any parts with OEM licenses. Granted I went grey market for my Windows 10 so I paid someone like $20.
minus-squareatopi@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours agodoesnt microsoft offer the OS for free?
minus-squareAlabaster_Mango@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoI don’t know all the details, but you can buy Windows 11 from them still. An “upgrade” from 10 to 11 may be free, at least that’s what the world’s most annoying pop-up was telling me before I switched to Linux.
minus-squareatopi@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·35 minutes agomicrosoft offers the ISO for free on the website you will get transparent text telling you to activate windows in a corner, but that is easy to get rid of
You’re forgetting piracy. I didn’t buy any parts with OEM licenses. Granted I went grey market for my Windows 10 so I paid someone like $20.
doesnt microsoft offer the OS for free?
I don’t know all the details, but you can buy Windows 11 from them still. An “upgrade” from 10 to 11 may be free, at least that’s what the world’s most annoying pop-up was telling me before I switched to Linux.
microsoft offers the ISO for free on the website
you will get transparent text telling you to activate windows in a corner, but that is easy to get rid of