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I don't understand cell phone users, and they don't understand me.

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> > I paid 100$ for my copy of Windows.
> 
> You spent your yearly salary on Windows? How did you eat?

I live alone, no pets, in Seattle (USA),
near the University of Washington.

  Housing:  300$; My 250 square foot private room,
      in my 32 unit "rooming house" (SRO), 
      is (nearly) free because I manage the house.

      Market Price is 750$ per month;
      all utilities, including Internet, are free.
      My VoIP phone (VoIP.MS) is 85 cents per month.

  Transportation:  0$; I just walk; No bus, No car.
      Amazon and WalMart deliver ( "free" shipping ).
      My BeachComber wagon carries the heavy stuff,
      like grape juice and frozen pizzas (America!).

  Health insurance:  0$ per decade;
      I spent nothing on health care, last few decades.
      I've had _bad_ tooth and gum pain, 
      but a salt water rinse takes care of it. 

  Food:  0$; free 200$ per month "food stamps" ( SNAP ).

> Only rich idiots buy machines with Windows pre-installed? 
> Are you sure about that? Define "rich." 

If you don't know anything, and you have the money, you buy Apple,
or something similar but less expensive ( like Androids ).
If you know something, and you have the money, you buy Microsoft. 

> Not everyone is as technical as you are.

That's an understatement, to say the least;
I don't understand cell phone users, and they don't understand me.

> Windows makes it nearly impossible to change much about the 
> look or the operation of the system other than changing the wallpaper
> and the highlighting colour.

When I swing my 4k monitor around, people see: 

  Jeff-Relf.Me/YouTubeSubs.PNG
  Jeff-Relf.Me/YouTubeComHist.PNG
  Jeff-Relf.Me/YouTubeComments.PNG

My (highly customized) editor, Visual Studio 2017:

  Jeff-Relf.Me/Visual-Studio-2017.PNG  
  Jeff-Relf.Me/Macros.HTM

Some crap I wrote:

  Jeff-Relf.Me/Chess.PNG
  Jeff-Relf.Me/Glyph.PNG
  Jeff-Relf.Me/X.ZIP

> every distribution of Linux allows you 
> to change even the slightest detail of your system.

Same for Microsoft Windows 10 Ver 1803, if you know what you're doing.

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Rich techies buy Windows. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-19 07:29 -0700
  Re: Rich techies buy Windows. SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-20 12:35 +0000
    Re: Rich techies buy Windows. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-20 08:23 -0500
      Re: Rich techies buy Windows. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-20 06:46 -0700
    I paid 100$ for my copy. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-20 22:32 -0700
      Re: I paid 100$ for my copy. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-20 22:52 -0700
      Re: I paid 100$ for my copy. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-21 00:10 -0700
      Re: I paid 100$ for my copy. Storage Unit <storage.unit@mailinator.com> - 2018-07-21 07:19 -0500
        "#define  NTDDI_VERSION  NTDDI_WIN10" bitch. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-21 09:40 -0700
          Re: "#define  NTDDI_VERSION  NTDDI_WIN10" bitch. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-21 11:06 -0700
          Re: "#define  NTDDI_VERSION  NTDDI_WIN10" bitch. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-07-21 14:48 -0700
            If you highlight everything, then you have a problem with everything. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-21 15:12 -0700
            Re: "#define  NTDDI_VERSION  NTDDI_WIN10" bitch. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-21 15:16 -0700
      Re: I paid 100$ for my copy. SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-21 16:28 +0000
        Re: I paid 100$ for my copy. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-21 10:03 -0700
        I don't understand cell phone users, and they don't understand me. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-21 10:09 -0700
          Re: I don't understand cell phone users, and they don't understand me. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-21 10:34 -0700
          Re: I don't understand cell phone users, and they don't understand me. SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-21 18:25 +0000
            Natural Dentistry. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-21 11:44 -0700
            Re: I don't understand cell phone users, and they don't understand me. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-21 12:09 -0700

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