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Microsoft wipes out evidence of real ads in Windows 11 Start menu(www.xda-developers.com)

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KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world
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Yes, you have. It’s just part of the price for the PC you buy.

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ObsidianZed@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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While you’re not wrong, it’s also possible that they simply used cracked versions.

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thorbot@lemmy.world
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Exactly this.

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thorbot@lemmy.world
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Wrong. It’s a cracked version installed into a mishmash of parts.

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azertyfun@sh.itjust.works
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So you’ve never once in your life bought a laptop or prebuilt PC, used or otherwise? Because if you have then you’ve paid the Windows Tax.

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thorbot@lemmy.world
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No

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KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world
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new pre built come with the free version of Windows.

No, they come with a version of Windows included, which you paid for with part of the purchase price.

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SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml
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And again, the version of window that comes on prebuilts and laptops isn’t free, the cost is rolled into the price of the device.

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DerGottesknecht@feddit.de
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The user you replied to probably build his pc from parts and thus not paid indirectly to Microsoft.

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