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The Linux Extremist: Microsoft Landed On Us

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"Yesterday, after I finished building a custom desktop PC and had it working beautifully with Ubuntu Linux, I decided to do some sums on how much more the system would have cost me if I used Windows software instead.

"For the purposes of this exercise, I assumed I'd get the system builder's discount (i.e., OEM software)..."

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