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Does anybody know if when using Windows on a computer but not paying for anything windows related: is windows/ Bill Gates profiting from it? Is it worth installing linux as a protest?

  • KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de
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    12 hours ago

    I don’t have a lot of experience with that. I had a Win10 Virtual Machine ages ago, so it is possible but I don’t know if/to what extend it could collect your data and sell it.

    • anime_ted@lemmy.world
      1·
      11 hours ago

      A virtual machine running Windows will act exactly like a bare metal machine, with all the telemetry and advertising and such.

        • anime_ted@lemmy.world
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          10 hours ago

          That would depend on how directory and clipboard sharing are configured. There are some potential problems if the user is looking to share files between the VM and the host.