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Subject: Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff
From: Andrzej Matuch
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Subject: Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff
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On Fri, 10 May 2024 17:20:30 +0000, RonB wrote:

> On 2024-05-10, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>> On Fri, 10 May 2024 01:06:59 +0000, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>
>>> On 10 May 2024 00:56:08 GMT, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm quite comfortable using the superior product to do the job.
>>>
>>> Obviously you don’t consider it quite so “superior” if you have to pay
>>> the regular price for it.
>>
>> I bought my Windows 10 Pro license at the full cost a few years ago.
>> I'm just trying to be nice to people here by sharing a deal with them
>> in the event that they might desire it. If they don't, that's fine too.
>> What's also fine is you acting like a dick because you believe that
>> everything is an offense to Linux, in some way.
>>
>> I've gone through hundreds of Linux installations since 1994 or so when
>> I first tried a distribution from diskettes. At no time was Linux
>> better than any version of Windows other than the 9x line. I'm sure
>> this statement will cause you to cut yourself, but it's still the
>> truth.
>
> Your opinion. My opinion is that every version of Linux I've used in the
> last 15 years is superior to every version of Windows I've tried in that
> time frame.
>
> Linux runs faster, installs faster, upgrades incredibly faster, is not
> prone to nuisance ads or other idiot interruptions, doesn't call home —
> and the file system just makes more sense. And Linux doesn't have a
> Registry file.
>
> Use what you like, but don't confuse your opinion with facts. What's
> "superior" to you is definitely NOT superior to me. It's the opposite in
> my opinion, Windows is inferior.
>
> If I was interested in video games or PhotoShop or could stand Microsoft
> Office, maybe my opinion would be different. Although upgrading Windows
> would still be one of the worst experiences you can have using a
> computer.

There is no doubt that upgrades are faster with Linux, but upgrades from
one stable version of a distribution to another is not usually seamless.
The efforts Linux Mint's developer has made to ensure that tching from one
big release to another is commendable because there are way too many
stories of disaster online to count. Windows generally upgrades well, from
something like 10 to 11, in my experience.

Subject: Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff
From: Lawrence D'Oliv
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Subject: Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff
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On 10 May 2024 23:13:31 GMT, Andrzej Matuch wrote:

> Windows generally upgrades well, from something like 10 to 11, in my
> experience.

Of course it does. That’s why you don’t have lots of people staying with
older versions, because of the pain of moving to newer ones, do you?

Oh wait, you do.

Subject: Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff
From: RonB
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Subject: Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff
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On 2024-05-10, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
> On Fri, 10 May 2024 17:20:30 +0000, RonB wrote:
>
>> On 2024-05-10, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>>> On Fri, 10 May 2024 01:06:59 +0000, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 10 May 2024 00:56:08 GMT, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm quite comfortable using the superior product to do the job.
>>>>
>>>> Obviously you don’t consider it quite so “superior” if you have to pay
>>>> the regular price for it.
>>>
>>> I bought my Windows 10 Pro license at the full cost a few years ago.
>>> I'm just trying to be nice to people here by sharing a deal with them
>>> in the event that they might desire it. If they don't, that's fine too.
>>> What's also fine is you acting like a dick because you believe that
>>> everything is an offense to Linux, in some way.
>>>
>>> I've gone through hundreds of Linux installations since 1994 or so when
>>> I first tried a distribution from diskettes. At no time was Linux
>>> better than any version of Windows other than the 9x line. I'm sure
>>> this statement will cause you to cut yourself, but it's still the
>>> truth.
>>
>> Your opinion. My opinion is that every version of Linux I've used in the
>> last 15 years is superior to every version of Windows I've tried in that
>> time frame.
>>
>> Linux runs faster, installs faster, upgrades incredibly faster, is not
>> prone to nuisance ads or other idiot interruptions, doesn't call home —
>> and the file system just makes more sense. And Linux doesn't have a
>> Registry file.
>>
>> Use what you like, but don't confuse your opinion with facts. What's
>> "superior" to you is definitely NOT superior to me. It's the opposite in
>> my opinion, Windows is inferior.
>>
>> If I was interested in video games or PhotoShop or could stand Microsoft
>> Office, maybe my opinion would be different. Although upgrading Windows
>> would still be one of the worst experiences you can have using a
>> computer.
>
> There is no doubt that upgrades are faster with Linux, but upgrades from
> one stable version of a distribution to another is not usually seamless.
> The efforts Linux Mint's developer has made to ensure that tching from one
> big release to another is commendable because there are way too many
> stories of disaster online to count. Windows generally upgrades well, from
> something like 10 to 11, in my experience.

The only time I upgraded one of my Linux Mint machines (from 18 to 19, I
believe) it went smoothly, but I personally would rather back up my data and
do a clean install. I like "starting over again." A lot of Windows users
seem to do that as well — as I've seen a lot of issues with upgrading
Windows from one version to another. (But I know less and less about Windows
every day, and that's by choice — so maybe this has changed with newer
versions.)

--
[Self-centered, Woke] "pride is a life of self-destructive fakery, an
entrapment to a false and self-created matrix of twisted unreality."
"It was pride that changed angels into devils..." — St. Augustine

Subject: Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff
From: Andrzej Matuch
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Date: Sat, 11 May 2024 12:08 UTC
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On Sat, 11 May 2024 07:39:40 +0000, RonB wrote:

> On 2024-05-10, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>> On Fri, 10 May 2024 17:20:30 +0000, RonB wrote:
>>
>>> On 2024-05-10, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 10 May 2024 01:06:59 +0000, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 10 May 2024 00:56:08 GMT, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm quite comfortable using the superior product to do the job.
>>>>>
>>>>> Obviously you don’t consider it quite so “superior” if you have to
>>>>> pay the regular price for it.
>>>>
>>>> I bought my Windows 10 Pro license at the full cost a few years ago.
>>>> I'm just trying to be nice to people here by sharing a deal with them
>>>> in the event that they might desire it. If they don't, that's fine
>>>> too.
>>>> What's also fine is you acting like a dick because you believe that
>>>> everything is an offense to Linux, in some way.
>>>>
>>>> I've gone through hundreds of Linux installations since 1994 or so
>>>> when I first tried a distribution from diskettes. At no time was
>>>> Linux better than any version of Windows other than the 9x line. I'm
>>>> sure this statement will cause you to cut yourself, but it's still
>>>> the truth.
>>>
>>> Your opinion. My opinion is that every version of Linux I've used in
>>> the last 15 years is superior to every version of Windows I've tried
>>> in that time frame.
>>>
>>> Linux runs faster, installs faster, upgrades incredibly faster, is not
>>> prone to nuisance ads or other idiot interruptions, doesn't call home
>>> —
>>> and the file system just makes more sense. And Linux doesn't have a
>>> Registry file.
>>>
>>> Use what you like, but don't confuse your opinion with facts. What's
>>> "superior" to you is definitely NOT superior to me. It's the opposite
>>> in my opinion, Windows is inferior.
>>>
>>> If I was interested in video games or PhotoShop or could stand
>>> Microsoft Office, maybe my opinion would be different. Although
>>> upgrading Windows would still be one of the worst experiences you can
>>> have using a computer.
>>
>> There is no doubt that upgrades are faster with Linux, but upgrades
>> from one stable version of a distribution to another is not usually
>> seamless. The efforts Linux Mint's developer has made to ensure that
>> tching from one big release to another is commendable because there are
>> way too many stories of disaster online to count. Windows generally
>> upgrades well, from something like 10 to 11, in my experience.
>
> The only time I upgraded one of my Linux Mint machines (from 18 to 19, I
> believe) it went smoothly, but I personally would rather back up my data
> and do a clean install. I like "starting over again." A lot of Windows
> users seem to do that as well — as I've seen a lot of issues with
> upgrading Windows from one version to another. (But I know less and less
> about Windows every day, and that's by choice — so maybe this has
> changed with newer versions.)

I recall doing a Linux Mint upgrade on my dad's laptop a while back and
following the instructions. After the upgrade, it still worked and allowed
him to log in, but everything was a mess. I didn't even know where to
start to fix it.

Subject: Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff
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Andrzej Matuch wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

> On Fri, 10 May 2024 17:20:30 +0000, RonB wrote:
>
>> On 2024-05-10, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>>> On Fri, 10 May 2024 01:06:59 +0000, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 10 May 2024 00:56:08 GMT, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm quite comfortable using the superior product to do the job.
>>>>
>>>> Obviously you don’t consider it quite so “superior” if you have to pay
>>>> the regular price for it.
>>>
>>> I bought my Windows 10 Pro license at the full cost a few years ago.
>>> I'm just trying to be nice to people here by sharing a deal with them
>>> in the event that they might desire it. If they don't, that's fine too.
>>> What's also fine is you acting like a dick because you believe that
>>> everything is an offense to Linux, in some way.
>>>
>>> I've gone through hundreds of Linux installations since 1994 or so when
>>> I first tried a distribution from diskettes. At no time was Linux
>>> better than any version of Windows other than the 9x line. I'm sure
>>> this statement will cause you to cut yourself, but it's still the
>>> truth.
>>
>> Your opinion. My opinion is that every version of Linux I've used in the
>> last 15 years is superior to every version of Windows I've tried in that
>> time frame.
>>
>> Linux runs faster, installs faster, upgrades incredibly faster, is not
>> prone to nuisance ads or other idiot interruptions, doesn't call home —
>> and the file system just makes more sense. And Linux doesn't have a
>> Registry file.
>>
>> Use what you like, but don't confuse your opinion with facts. What's
>> "superior" to you is definitely NOT superior to me. It's the opposite in
>> my opinion, Windows is inferior.
>>
>> If I was interested in video games or PhotoShop or could stand Microsoft
>> Office, maybe my opinion would be different. Although upgrading Windows
>> would still be one of the worst experiences you can have using a
>> computer.
>
> There is no doubt that upgrades are faster with Linux, but upgrades from
> one stable version of a distribution to another is not usually seamless.
> The efforts Linux Mint's developer has made to ensure that tching from one
> big release to another is commendable because there are way too many
> stories of disaster online to count. Windows generally upgrades well, from
> something like 10 to 11, in my experience.

If you have issues, you can do a complete Linux reinstall. You can save most
settings if you put /home on its own partition.

Not saying that's ideal, but I do it.

By the way, I've never upgraded Windows from one major version to another.
Install from scratch.

--
"Life, loathe it or ignore it, you can't like it."
-- Marvin, "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

Subject: Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff
From: Joel
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Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>On Sat, 11 May 2024 07:39:40 +0000, RonB wrote:
>
>>>> If I was interested in video games or PhotoShop or could stand
>>>> Microsoft Office, maybe my opinion would be different. Although
>>>> upgrading Windows would still be one of the worst experiences you can
>>>> have using a computer.
>>>
>>> There is no doubt that upgrades are faster with Linux, but upgrades
>>> from one stable version of a distribution to another is not usually
>>> seamless. The efforts Linux Mint's developer has made to ensure that
>>> tching from one big release to another is commendable because there are
>>> way too many stories of disaster online to count. Windows generally
>>> upgrades well, from something like 10 to 11, in my experience.
>>
>> The only time I upgraded one of my Linux Mint machines (from 18 to 19, I
>> believe) it went smoothly, but I personally would rather back up my data
>> and do a clean install. I like "starting over again." A lot of Windows
>> users seem to do that as well — as I've seen a lot of issues with
>> upgrading Windows from one version to another. (But I know less and less
>> about Windows every day, and that's by choice — so maybe this has
>> changed with newer versions.)
>
>I recall doing a Linux Mint upgrade on my dad's laptop a while back and
>following the instructions. After the upgrade, it still worked and allowed
>him to log in, but everything was a mess. I didn't even know where to
>start to fix it.

It could be that I'll need to reinstall clean, to get a future upgrade
to Mint, but that'd be a minor inconvenience, to not have to run
Windows. Not like I never reinstalled it, either.

--
Joel W. Crump

Amendment XIV
Section 1.

[...] No state shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.

Dobbs rewrites this, it is invalid precedent. States are
liable for denying needed abortions, e.g. TX.

Subject: Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff
From: Andrzej Matuch
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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From: andrzej@matu.ch (Andrzej Matuch)
Subject: Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff
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On Sat, 11 May 2024 14:06:10 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

> Andrzej Matuch wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>
>> On Fri, 10 May 2024 17:20:30 +0000, RonB wrote:
>>
>>> On 2024-05-10, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 10 May 2024 01:06:59 +0000, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 10 May 2024 00:56:08 GMT, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm quite comfortable using the superior product to do the job.
>>>>>
>>>>> Obviously you don’t consider it quite so “superior” if you have to
>>>>> pay the regular price for it.
>>>>
>>>> I bought my Windows 10 Pro license at the full cost a few years ago.
>>>> I'm just trying to be nice to people here by sharing a deal with them
>>>> in the event that they might desire it. If they don't, that's fine
>>>> too.
>>>> What's also fine is you acting like a dick because you believe that
>>>> everything is an offense to Linux, in some way.
>>>>
>>>> I've gone through hundreds of Linux installations since 1994 or so
>>>> when I first tried a distribution from diskettes. At no time was
>>>> Linux better than any version of Windows other than the 9x line. I'm
>>>> sure this statement will cause you to cut yourself, but it's still
>>>> the truth.
>>>
>>> Your opinion. My opinion is that every version of Linux I've used in
>>> the last 15 years is superior to every version of Windows I've tried
>>> in that time frame.
>>>
>>> Linux runs faster, installs faster, upgrades incredibly faster, is not
>>> prone to nuisance ads or other idiot interruptions, doesn't call home
>>> —
>>> and the file system just makes more sense. And Linux doesn't have a
>>> Registry file.
>>>
>>> Use what you like, but don't confuse your opinion with facts. What's
>>> "superior" to you is definitely NOT superior to me. It's the opposite
>>> in my opinion, Windows is inferior.
>>>
>>> If I was interested in video games or PhotoShop or could stand
>>> Microsoft Office, maybe my opinion would be different. Although
>>> upgrading Windows would still be one of the worst experiences you can
>>> have using a computer.
>>
>> There is no doubt that upgrades are faster with Linux, but upgrades
>> from one stable version of a distribution to another is not usually
>> seamless. The efforts Linux Mint's developer has made to ensure that
>> tching from one big release to another is commendable because there are
>> way too many stories of disaster online to count. Windows generally
>> upgrades well, from something like 10 to 11, in my experience.
>
> If you have issues, you can do a complete Linux reinstall. You can save
> most settings if you put /home on its own partition.
>
> Not saying that's ideal, but I do it.
>
> By the way, I've never upgraded Windows from one major version to
> another. Install from scratch.

/home on its own partition is the way I'd do it if I were determined to
keep Linux exclusively. This way, you reinstall from scratch yet lose none
of your important files or settings.

Subject: Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff
From: Lawrence D'Oliv
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Subject: Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff
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On Sat, 11 May 2024 14:37:57 -0400, Joel wrote:

> It could be that I'll need to reinstall clean, to get a future upgrade
> to Mint ...

Mint is an odd one, in that I don’t think they recommend upgrading per se.
They want you to do a clean install each time.

It is still a nice distro, which I have set up for various non-Linux-
expert friends.

Subject: Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff
From: candycanearter07
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Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 01:50 UTC
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Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote at 00:21 this Sunday (GMT):
> On Sat, 11 May 2024 14:06:10 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>
>> Andrzej Matuch wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>>
>>> On Fri, 10 May 2024 17:20:30 +0000, RonB wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2024-05-10, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 10 May 2024 01:06:59 +0000, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 10 May 2024 00:56:08 GMT, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm quite comfortable using the superior product to do the job.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Obviously you don’t consider it quite so “superior” if you have to
>>>>>> pay the regular price for it.
>>>>>
>>>>> I bought my Windows 10 Pro license at the full cost a few years ago.
>>>>> I'm just trying to be nice to people here by sharing a deal with them
>>>>> in the event that they might desire it. If they don't, that's fine
>>>>> too.
>>>>> What's also fine is you acting like a dick because you believe that
>>>>> everything is an offense to Linux, in some way.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've gone through hundreds of Linux installations since 1994 or so
>>>>> when I first tried a distribution from diskettes. At no time was
>>>>> Linux better than any version of Windows other than the 9x line. I'm
>>>>> sure this statement will cause you to cut yourself, but it's still
>>>>> the truth.
>>>>
>>>> Your opinion. My opinion is that every version of Linux I've used in
>>>> the last 15 years is superior to every version of Windows I've tried
>>>> in that time frame.
>>>>
>>>> Linux runs faster, installs faster, upgrades incredibly faster, is not
>>>> prone to nuisance ads or other idiot interruptions, doesn't call home
>>>> —
>>>> and the file system just makes more sense. And Linux doesn't have a
>>>> Registry file.
>>>>
>>>> Use what you like, but don't confuse your opinion with facts. What's
>>>> "superior" to you is definitely NOT superior to me. It's the opposite
>>>> in my opinion, Windows is inferior.
>>>>
>>>> If I was interested in video games or PhotoShop or could stand
>>>> Microsoft Office, maybe my opinion would be different. Although
>>>> upgrading Windows would still be one of the worst experiences you can
>>>> have using a computer.
>>>
>>> There is no doubt that upgrades are faster with Linux, but upgrades
>>> from one stable version of a distribution to another is not usually
>>> seamless. The efforts Linux Mint's developer has made to ensure that
>>> tching from one big release to another is commendable because there are
>>> way too many stories of disaster online to count. Windows generally
>>> upgrades well, from something like 10 to 11, in my experience.
>>
>> If you have issues, you can do a complete Linux reinstall. You can save
>> most settings if you put /home on its own partition.
>>
>> Not saying that's ideal, but I do it.
>>
>> By the way, I've never upgraded Windows from one major version to
>> another. Install from scratch.
>
> /home on its own partition is the way I'd do it if I were determined to
> keep Linux exclusively. This way, you reinstall from scratch yet lose none
> of your important files or settings.

It really is a lifesaver sometimes.
--
user <candycane> is generated from /dev/urandom

Subject: Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff
From: Joel
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Subject: Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

>> It could be that I'll need to reinstall clean, to get a future upgrade
>> to Mint ...
>
>Mint is an odd one, in that I don’t think they recommend upgrading per se.
>They want you to do a clean install each time.
>
>It is still a nice distro, which I have set up for various non-Linux-
>expert friends.

It wouldn't bother me, much. A lot of people say the same thing with
Winblows, for that matter, that it's better to do a clean install.

--
Joel W. Crump

Amendment XIV
Section 1.

Dobbs rewrites this, it is invalid precedent. States are
liable for denying needed abortions, e.g. TX.

Subject: Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff
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On 2024-05-14, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> On Sat, 11 May 2024 14:37:57 -0400, Joel wrote:
>
>> It could be that I'll need to reinstall clean, to get a future upgrade
>> to Mint ...
>
> Mint is an odd one, in that I don’t think they recommend upgrading per se.
> They want you to do a clean install each time.
>
> It is still a nice distro, which I have set up for various non-Linux-
> expert friends.

Actually Linux Mint does have an application called mintupgrade, that you
can install specifically for upgrading from major release to major release.
You would have to do it in two steps — for example, from 20.3 to 21.0. Then
from 21.0 to 21.3.

https://linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/upgrade-to-mint-21.html

I've never used it. It's pretty easy to just back up your data and do a
fresh install.

Try to get all of your posthumous medals in advance.

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Subject	Author
Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff	Andrzej Matuch
Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff	Lawrence D'Oliveiro
Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff	RonB
Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff	Andrzej Matuch
Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff	Joel
Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff	Lawrence D'Oliveiro
Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff	Joel
Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff	RonB
Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff	Chris Ahlstrom
Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff	Andrzej Matuch
Re: Windows 10 Pro, $5 USD, Still Ripoff	candycanearter07