• Pyr@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Could you imagine having to pay apple a monthly fee just because you use iOS on their phone?

    Or pay Google every month to use android?

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      1 year ago

      Except that you can keep upgrading windows or just install linux and be up to date with the security patches for like 10+ years, your phone runs out of support in like 5-6 years in the best case and then good luck using these banking apps securely.

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          1 year ago

          Sure, but in that case you pay for the OS through the overly inflated price of the device that brings mediocre warranty and pathetic options for repair. It’s a tradeoff.

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        1 year ago

        I would be fine if windows required you to purchase a new OS every 5-6 years. Paying monthly/yearly is bull shit though.