PC World - USA (2019-07)

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JULY 2019 PCWorld 97

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indows 10 licenses are
expensive—almost
painfully so. Shelling out
$139 for Windows 10
Home or $200 for Windows 10 Pro feels
rough when Linux is free and Windows 7 still
hasn’t been completely put down. That
amount of cash can easily be a third of a
budget PC build.
But with less developer support for Linux

and the end-of-life deadline rapidly
approaching for Windows 7, Windows 10 is
an inescapable necessity for most of us.
What’s not a given is paying full retail.
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