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What are you surprised that people pay for, when there are free alternatives in existence? (kbin.melroy.org)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I was going through my Wal-Mart+ subscription plan that I got for free and I saw their offers. One of which was EMeals, that was a 60-day trial. I thought that this was like Blue Apron or other meal delivery services so I thought I'd take a crack at it and hope that it would get me on a path to eat better.

Turns out, it's just a meal planner. And it's absurd to me why and how would anyone pay for something when there are countless and countless recipes and meal planners readily available for free. Who'd the fuck would want to pay for a planner? That's like paying for a calendar app.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I use windows. I haven't paid for a windows key since windows 7 iirc. Windows has been free for years. (I know you pay with your data etc. Good luck convincing average Joe who uses all social media services that this even matters)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Sames. I haven't paid for a Windows OS since Windows XP.

The only way I ever got to the latest Windows OS, is either being given a machine with the latest version on it or I get a PC built but pirate a serial or a copy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Exactly. Which is why it's surprising to pay for windows OS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Where are these surprising purchases then? People either use it for free, in which case they haven't paid for it, or they bought it in a bundle with their PC, which is again very common.

Who is actually buying Windows standalone?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Who is actually buying Windows standalone?

People who build their own PC and want to use an OS that they are familiar with. Especially when you want to game, windows is just easier than any free os and you can get a legit key for 20-30 bucks, while pirating windows has become a lot more complicated since XP.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Every time I saw someone I know built a PC, they reused the license key from their previous one. And the first one was a free key from their university.

It definitely happens though!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Exactly. You can buy windows OS standalone without it coming in a package with a pc. It's rare. That's why it's surprising.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Fair enough. To me the fact people don't do it and that it's rare is perfectly expected. In other words, I would be surprised if people commonly did that, but they don't, so I don't see anything surprising. But I can see your point of view, it's looking at it a bit differently.