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Feel Scammed By Microsoft, Switch To Linux

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Gary Newell
Jul 23, 2015

Microsoft dangled a big juicy orange carrot in front of the noses of Windows XP users. That carrot was the “Insider Program” for Windows 10. Help test our software and you get a free upgrade. Except that you don’t. Feel scammed? Try Linux.

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Gary Newell

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