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Originally Posted by Noah930 View Post
I am really disliking Microsoft right now. I hate the concept of "rental" of intellectual property. Because when I buy the stuff, it certainly doesn't feel like I'm getting a rental price.

After a line of Apple computers,.I bought an HP for myself. It wasn't cheap. But I still get all these unwanted Microsoft ads and offers. And even though I "bought" Word, I still need to be online (and connected to Microsoft) to use it. Constantly I have big brother watching over me.
Any store bought computer these days comes with adware on them. It isn't necessarily Microsoft's fault, but the manufacturer. Yes, MS is pushing for Office 365 instead of the old versions. We still use on prem versions at work though. Even Office 2019 can still be on prem.
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