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Why can't I just buy it without being charged for preinstalled spyware?

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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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  • Friend: "What's your system specs?"

    Me: "12-core Ryzen CPU, 64GB RAM, 3080ti GPU"

    F: "Nice. What games do you play?"

    M: "Games...? Is that what else people do with these things?"

    • These days it's not uncommon to have a powerful GPU just for AI acceleration.

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