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?

  • sloppychops@lemmy.ca
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    21 hours ago

    They still profit. Windows is increasingly an ad platform with ads delivered directly to your start menu.

    You also get included in their user statistics when they report such things publicy, and therefore help toward selling their value as an investment.