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0 pointscrazygringo2y ago0 comments

In the 90's you virtually couldn't buy a computer without Windows because Microsoft forced manufacturers to pay them for Windows for every computer they built and sold, no matter whether that computer contained Windows or not.

And you can still install whatever you want on Macs.

Just saying, let's not look at the 90's as some paragon of openness.

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ReptileMan2y ago

I literally could buy computers without windows in the 90-s. Probably 2 or 3 of them. And you could always build your rig from scratch - and no windows then.

crazygringoOP2y ago

They were extremely hard to find, and they weren't any cheaper. You still paid for Windows even if you didn't receive it (even if you didn't realize that at the time).

Of course you could build your own, but that was for hobbyists, not regular consumers.

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