OS: Windows

Let's discuss the origins of software development culture for Windows.

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Windows

Windows is proprietary software. This means that its source code is unavailable to users: we cannot read or modify it as we want. In other words, there is no legal way to know any more about proprietary software than its documentation tells us.

If we want to install Windows on our computer, we can buy it from Microsoft. However, computer manufacturers often pre-install Windows on their devices. In such cases, the final cost of the computer includes the price of the OS.

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