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Microsoft wants $30 to let you keep using Windows 10 securely for another year (www.theverge.com)
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[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You actually paid for Windows?

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Oh yeah. Windows XP Professional 64 bit. Each "upgrade" used the same license and never really got screwy until 10. Won't go to 11.

Edit: Actually I don't think I even paid for that, I think it was an OEM license my dad got from his work.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 1 points 1 week ago

You know what's shocking? I did. I ruined my desktop trying to set it up with some web server functions and wiping it somehow got rid of the license.

And so I paid to get rid of the watermark.. boo!

There you go one last scary story for the season.