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Shopping for a laptop as a Linux user:

Screenshot from the Simpsons where Otto is talking to Marge and Homer standing next to a window in their house with a caption "Oh wow, windows!... I don't think I can afford this place."

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[–] 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I build computers and sell them, and will put whatever OS you want on them, except Windows. If you want windows, I take $150 off the price of the tower.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago

    I'm a developer, modder and privacy advocate, I know how to put a custom OS on my hardware, but I'm a minority.

    However the average joe does not,
    and they, the majority,
    are forced into using spyware.

    Often without them even knowing so,
    which is a true issue

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You give a discount if people use windows?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    I don't have to install anything, and you're getting a machine with a BIOS, but no OS. I tell my customers up front that I'm not going to put Windows on, though I am looking into the legality of possibly offering Tiny10, but that looks questionable.

    I'm not going to charge for work I didn't do.

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