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[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And if you go to the store and buy it in person, it'll be a empty cd case with a serial key to download.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

or with a CD that installs a downloader, that is actually a background service always starting with the OS, and a few other bloatware to not waste CD space

except that almost nobody has a CD drive anymore. so it must be a pendrive instead that was forced to read-only access