• Brkdncr@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Gotta pay for the OS somehow. The previous system ended up with tons of unpatched out-of-support machines spreading malware.

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      8 months ago

      Because 95% of them based their shit on Linux but refused to provide the shit available for the community to take over support.

      Any OS with ads is malware.

    • knotthatone@lemmy.one
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      8 months ago

      I did, when I bought the device. And if the manufacturer does a good job, I’ll recommend them to friends and family and likely buy more of their products.

      The FOSS community does most of the heavy lifting with security updates anyway. Most of these things are running Linux, so they’ve already helped themselves to that community’s work.