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submitted 12 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) by Liljekonvalj@feddit.org to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
 

Does anybody know if when using Windows on a computer but not paying for anything windows related: is windows/ Bill Gates profiting from it? Is it worth installing linux as a protest?

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[–] loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 21 points 12 hours ago

The way I see it, using these software, even without paying anything and even if you could somehow shield your data from telemetry, strengthens their hegemony.

Growing the pool of users in Open Source project, talking about them, maybe filing bug reports if needed, helps make them more viable. The growing user count makes developers more enticed to release software for these platforms.

I don't think Microsoft's hegemony suffers a lot from losing a user .. But they do suffer slightly more from Linux gaining a user.