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Unofficial statistic: 85% of people who use computers, use it for 2 reasons, and 2 reasons alone: email/internet & office. The last time someone came to me and said he needed to reinstall Windows due to the overwhelming junk and sluggish crap, I asked him what he used his computer for. When he said that [...]
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