This one isn't rocket science.

Framework isn't as mass market as your typical laptop competitors. You can make an assumption a purchaser of framework is tech minded / informed shopper.

You can also see their prebuilt option is Windows only.

When going DIY, adding Windows is between $225 and $339 depending on edition.

Most informed shoppers and techheads also know you can go to key selling websites and get completely legal and working Windows keys for <$20.

Why would people volunteer to pay 1000% more?

▲ orphea 20 hours ago | parent | next [-]

  get completely legal and working Windows keys for <$20

You cannot. The fact that a $20 key may activate Windows doesn't make the installation legal, Windows is still pirated. And you can pirate it $20 cheaper.

	▲	reisse 17 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It depends on your legal framework. It might be seller's problem, not yours, and 20$ is a price for shifting responsibility.

▲ kay_o 20 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Most tech heads would just use the activator, since the key selling sites are simply sending <$20 to criminals for a key that is equally illegal as the activator.

The last few I've seen on G2A were phished/stolen bizspark or similar accounts and bulk "reclaimed". I would imagine most keyshops are similar.

▲ jamesnorden 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

If you buy a $20 key you're both pirating and giving money to a criminal, so it is, in fact, worse.

	▲	dankwizard 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Look into G2A - Nothing illegal about it.