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rottingleaf@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I don’t like solving things with regulation, because that’s always a victory in one battle making the enemy stronger for all the following ones.

But doing this EU-style, like browser choice, only with operating systems, can be a solution.

People love cheap and easy things. That’s how social media won over normal web. Seeing the choice between “install Fedora for freeeeeee” and “install Windows for 20$” significant amount will choose the former.

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andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
At the very least, the price of OEM OS should be disclosed before one buys it.

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- rottingleaf@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Doesn’t quite cut it.
  
  Now if there’s no other option or if the variant with Linux is labeled as “other” or “no OS”, and listed separately, normies still choose Windows 99% of cases. Sometimes they pirate it.
  
  They should have a clear choice in the store from a few OSes with details. Summaries with screenshots will do.
  
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