When acquiring a new laptop you often end up dealing with an imposed pre-installed Microsoft Windows operating system. Even if you do not want to use it, y...
  • Illorenz@lemm.ee
    12·
    2 days ago

    Buying a new PC nowadays is just stupid. There are a ton of perfectly fine laptops beings scrapped every day by companies, just buy used and install Linux on it

    • sykaster@feddit.nlEnglish
      6·
      2 days ago

      For many people Linux still isn’t the perfect solution due to industry specific software being only available for Windows. I do agree that for most people Linux would be fine on their personal device.

      • Illorenz@lemm.ee
        1·
        1 day ago

        Sure, but this has nothing to do with the discussion here.

        We are talking about the right to not have an imposed license at purchase, this is because you don’t want to use windows but Linux. But buying a new PC for Linux is quite stupid, since the used market is overloaded of used uses PCs and it will probably go crazy in a few months with end of support of Windows10.

  • Zacryon@feddit.org
    15·
    3 days ago

    Although Refund4Freedom focuses on Italy for now, we are building experience to expand our efforts to the rest of Europe.

    Is there something like a remind me bot on Lemmy?

  • huppakee@lemm.ee
    30·
    4 days ago

    When acquiring a new laptop you often end up dealing with an imposed pre-installed Microsoft Windows operating system. Even if you do not want to use it, you still need to pay for the Windows license. This is unfair. The Refund4Freedom initiative guides users in how to get their money back in these cases and demands the end of this practice that limits user freedom.

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    Refund4Freedom is one of a broader set of activities promoting end-users’ rights. For instance, the End of 10 campaign encourages users to keep using their current hardware by switching to Free Software operating systems. This offers an alternative to buying a new device when support for Windows 10 ends on 14 October 2025. By demanding refunds for unwanted pre-installed software, Refund4Freedom supports this transition and helps users avoid unnecessary costs while encouraging device neutrality and user-controlled choices

  • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
    17·
    3 days ago

    you can do that???

    so far the movement’s basis seems to be just italian law. hopefully there’s more good cases in more countries