Even better, for you, and for the planet, is to buy second hand.
jameskirk
What's good about Void?
5 years??? You change cars every 5 years?
I thought it was too smooth and the rearview mirror on the third image proved it. What are you doing there??? 😂
Option 2. It's the most robust. You'll never lose it (provided you have the redundancy), you can use it offline, you can transfer it using a USB pen, it's available in all platforms, including web. I've been using this for 8+ years, on my phone, desktop, laptop, company computer, etc. I store it on a personal cloud (and on each machine, of course, by syncing).
It is still true, at least in Europe. I mean, they're not actually trying to destroy your life, you know, but they're after the company's best interests. They might help you, and might make things not the worst they possibly can, because that'll give a bad rep, but they're not your friend.
This is a great 101, thanks!
People around these parts would probably ask me if I even like star trek :)
Thanks for the info!
I guess this is the succinct version of the other replies. You're getting downvotes but I like it anyway :)
To a "newbie", what does this mean? I transitioned to Linux full time less than a year ago and settled with KDE. Will this affect me in any way?