You can buy a used mini PC for less than the price of a new Windows 11 license. I know there are cheaper license sites out there (unclear how legit they are) but this way you get a Windows license and a spare PC to run Linux!

I see this same thing recommended when I go to Aliexpress also. I have no idea why.

I ordered it for my wife for Mother's Day. Wish me luck..

The fully expected outcome of making the health care business "for profit."

I reused a Win10 Pro key from a mini PC from 2015 onto a brand new build and it worked right away. Not sure what the difference is with your situation. Maybe it was your license type?

The one feature I use most of all on Nova is swipe down on the screen to search. I has that all the time and would be tough to give up. I also really like the ability to swipe up on a folder and have it launch the first app in the folder.

I'll give Octopi a try on an older phone and hopefully it has some of these same features.

Been running Home Assistant and several other apps on a G1 Mini for the last 4 years. Upgraded from a Pi and while I still love Pis the performance difference is night and day..