a) buy an operating system that gives you access to the fundamental functions you need, along with a truckload of functions you don’t, which has a serious impact on the things you do, and which you have to pay for, but can sometimes turn off.
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b) get an operating system that gives you access to the fundamental content you need, along with a truckload of content you don’t, which has a serious impact on the things you do, and which someone else has to pay for, but which you cannot turn off.