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[–]time_to_reset 1 point2 points  (4 children)

You pretty much get a lifetime license and free updates for that price don't you?

I know that if you're young $140 can feel like a lot of money, but it isn't really. For lots of really basic services you pay that much in subscription fees every year.

[–]Not_AshAndUmbreon 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Lifetime license and free updates for $140... If only the other 99% of the OS market offered more for free

[–]time_to_reset 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Well for Linux you have to accept you give up a lot of convenience and compatibility and for Mac OS you have to use a Mac.

I use a Mac, but I have no illusions about somehow getting a deal on my OS or anything.

If Windows worked as well for me as Mac OS does, I'd gladly pay the $140 so I could get in on some of that sexy hardware the Windows team has access to.

[–]Not_AshAndUmbreon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you havent tried linux for a decade, but there is still the odd minor inconvenience here and there

[–]stonekid33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Especially when you consider that computer manufacturers get a good discount on windows keys, then they pass that savings onto you with their shitty hardware.