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PS Plus price hike: We'll all pay for a subscription-based future | Opinion (www.gamesindustry.biz)
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[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If love to know who these people are that pay for windows. I think 95 was the last time that I know of anyone doing it. Maybe XP.

[-] phillaholic@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

I can steal a PlayStation 5 too if theft is part of the discussion. Games too.

[-] angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Considering piracy equivalent to hardware theft is just intellectually dishonest. In a lot of ways, but relevant to this discussion is that piracy is way less risky, so more people do it. If you try to steal a PS5 from a store I'd go as far to say you'd probably get caught and jailed. With piracy you almost definitely won't get caught.

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

What are you talking about?

[-] phillaholic@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

You said no one pays for Windows. Windows cost $99. Ergo…

[-] snowbell@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Plenty of key resellers sell licences for like 10 bucks

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Ok. I've never paid for it like that so thumbs up I guess.
Who's Ergo? Is that the person telling you what to type?

[-] phillaholic@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago
[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Lol you must have been the smartest kid in home school

[-] phillaholic@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Those are grey market keys. It'll work, but you're paying someone for a key that's not legal for you to use.

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

What grey market keys? Windows came with the computer and ten was free.

Let it go. You're coming back to a discussion a day later. Did you think about it in the shower or something? Lol

[-] phillaholic@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Typically with PC Gaming people are custom building. If you get it through the OEM, then you're good.

Lemmy doesn't have that much content. I reply to my messages when I have time.

[-] phillaholic@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Well I google words I don't know when I come across them.

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