Why would you pay for this? Why would you even associate with a company who will not even sell you, a private individual, an option that does not include this?
What about using Linux on the desktop is "difficult" enough to justify paying money to Microsoft for voluntary software servitude?
* They will not tell you what data they collect about you
* They will not allow you to disable data collection
* They will not permit you to define the default browser you use
* They will not permit you to avoid advertisements disguised as valid system alerts
* They will delete your privacy settings without notification
* They will lock down your hardware so you physically can't install or modify the software
Most people don't. They are reusing their windows 7 license from that one computer they got in 2010 or their windows 8 license they got for free in college.
Or they do not consider it "buying" it, as it was "free" with their computer.
> They will not permit you to define the default browser you use
They might reset it on updates once a year or something (it hasn't happened to me, but I heard others were not as fortunate) but you definitely can set it, right?
What about using Linux on the desktop is "difficult" enough to justify paying money to Microsoft for voluntary software servitude?
* They will not tell you what data they collect about you
* They will not allow you to disable data collection
* They will not permit you to define the default browser you use
* They will not permit you to avoid advertisements disguised as valid system alerts
* They will delete your privacy settings without notification
* They will lock down your hardware so you physically can't install or modify the software