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Don’t forget the OS built by a megacorp snorkeling up all your data anyways

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At least I can mostly opt out there. Or use Linux

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Sure if you trust that the opt-out switches actually work.

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They must do something, or Windows wouldn’t constantly turn them back on with every other update.

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Do you think Microsoft wants to get sued by the EU?

Those opt-out work. Or at least in the EU they do.

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and don’t get reset the next update.

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…that they ask you to actually pay for the privilege. Because remember, windows isn’t actually free (and you pay for it if you buy a pre-built).

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I feel it’s important to point out that you can simply not activate Windows and use it indefinitely

Does make you wonder though where Microsoft is getting that money from

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Corporate Users. My guess is, that almost any office job where you work on a Computer has Windows as OS. You have a license for your job. The license for home usage is bonus money to Microsoft.

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