My mom bought a used laptop absolutely riddled with spyware, linux isn’t an option

    • taanegl@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      Mmmm you’re talking about key resellers. A full retail version costs $150. Keys from key resellers are notoriously unreliable. It might work forever, or it might stop working a week after you authenticated. It’s more or less a gamble.

      Great if it works for you, sucks if someone just wasted money (however little) on something that’ll stop working - especially if it’s grandma’s machine.

      Also, hedge your bets a little better, buy the ones that cost $10 or even $15. Historically speaking those are a safer bet.