NotSpez@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat is a well known 'public secret' in the industry you work in that the majority of outsiders are unaware of?message-squaremessage-square579fedilinkarrow-up1574arrow-down111
arrow-up1563arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a well known 'public secret' in the industry you work in that the majority of outsiders are unaware of?NotSpez@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square579fedilink
minus-squarefubo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoWindows vendors make extra money by putting spyware on your machine. That’s a big chunk of why a Dell machine is cheaper than a machine from a trustworthy Linux vendor: they have a secondary revenue stream that is adversarial to you as a person.
minus-squarephoenixz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWhich is why you install Linux over it right away.
Windows vendors make extra money by putting spyware on your machine. That’s a big chunk of why a Dell machine is cheaper than a machine from a trustworthy Linux vendor: they have a secondary revenue stream that is adversarial to you as a person.
Which is why you install Linux over it right away.