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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/53923014
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It’s getting easier to get computers without Windows but for a while, it was nearly impossible. You didn’t have to go out of your way to pay the license, as its price was conveniently included with the computer. No choice but to pay for the license.
In fact, there was even a movement demanding Microsoft to refund the price of the license, and protests.
Unfortunately it’s still very common to pay the Microsoft tax when someone buys a new computer. Most people pay for it whether they want it or not.
The trick to avoiding this if you can’t build a rig yourself is to find a shop thats independent from any of the big corps and tell them very clearly you will not be using windows on it. They tend to hate dealing with microsoft too. There’s a shop in Toronto(PC Shop computers) I send friends to for this very reason. They’ll knock 100 bucks off a new machine and breathe a sigh of relief for the time and money you saved them.