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The Downfall and Enshittification of Microsoft in 2026 | Caio Bianchi (caio.ca)
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[โ€“] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, I thought windows was only free if you pirate it? Can't imagine why someone would want to do that, but people are weird sometimes.

[โ€“] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

You can run it unactivated, but it reduces some functionality. The installer has a "I don't have a product key" option to bypass the key entry screen.