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Why can't I just buy it without being charged for preinstalled spyware? (lemmy.world)
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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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[โ€“] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world -4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And just because they're open source linux distros are immune to this?

[โ€“] cuerdo@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I don't think so, this is not a cultural war, evil will try to penetrate every system.

Of course it will be more difficult in a transparent system