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   From: pothead@snakebite.com   
      
   On 2025-08-31, Joel W. Crump  wrote:   
   > On 8/30/2025 8:22 PM, pothead wrote:   
   >   
   >>> I gave away a $200 Windows license to switch to Linux, and I've donated   
   >>> money to a distro.   
   >>   
   >> You paid $200 for a Windows license?   
   >   
   >   
   > That's the retail price of Windows Pro, yes, I had the money at the time   
   > and while it turned out my existing license was transferable from my   
   > 2010 computer (just using the Win7 Pro key I had purchased with its   
   > parts), it doesn't bother me because unlike some cheapskate fuckwads I'm   
   > not afraid of paying my way, even if it's to a company "with a billion   
   > dollars" or whatever, they didn't make a billion by not selling their   
   > wares, FFS.   
   >   
   >   
   >> You can get it legally for ~$20.   
   >   
   >   
   > Those licenses work, and my new mini PC basically has one (the   
   > China-based manufacturer used multiple activation key to activate what   
   > they produced, not a true Microsoft OEM therefore but it is a legit   
   > license), but I would never buy from the people selling them, what I got   
   > with my new device is OK for what it is, but in its case I didn't   
   > purchase the license myself, so it's not really my responsibility when   
   > Microsoft is tolerating the practice.   
   >   
   >   
   >> Too many red pills mixed with the blue ones?   
   >   
   >   
   > You're free to be a cheapskate all you want, don't judge me for doing   
   > the right thing, sheesh.   
   >   
      
   It's better than being a fool like you Joel.   
   Why pay $200.00 for something that can be purchased legally for $20?   
      
   And seeing as you seem to have troubles with Windows and accused Microsoft of   
   somehow disabling your license, how is that $200 "doing the right thing"   
   license   
   working out for you?   
      
   And seeing you are living on the dole like your buddy snit, it's comforting to   
   see how you spend the taxpayer's money.   
   NOT.   
      
      
   --   
   pothead   
      
   "Our lives are fashioned by our choices. First we make our choices.   
    Then our choices make us."   
   -- Anne Frank   
      
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