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Re:China, Addicted to Bootleg Software, Reels from Ransomwar... by rdudek on Monday May 15, 2017 @10:51PM (#14347047)
Don't most manufacturers pre-image OS on computers at the factory now? They usually have an option to create recover disk/sb drive.
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Re:China, Addicted to Bootleg Software, Reels from Ransomwar... by neurostimulant on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @12:25AM (#14347352)
In Asia most brands sell the laptops without OS for cheaper price compared to the same model but with windows preinstalled. Some stores may install a bootleg version for free or even fake it as a genuine Windows install.
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