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abfarid@startrek.website 3 days agoWhat they mean is that it’s like WinRAR, you can use it without a license forever, but you’ll have features locked and get constantly nagged to purchase license.
1984@lemmy.today 3 days ago
Yeah. I havent used windows in a long time but when I was, you could play games without any license… What is locked?
abfarid@startrek.website 3 days ago
Some features and settings. Like, for example any desktop customization.
1984@lemmy.today 3 days ago
Seems minor. If they wanted people to pay for it, they would block games since thats what most young people use windows for…
abfarid@startrek.website 3 days ago
They aren’t trying to prevent regular people from using unlicensed Windows, it’s mostly for corporation. As mentioned before, they are better off letting ppl use it and gather data and stuff. Keep people dependent on the OS.