<h1>Give the gift of freedom!</h1>
<p>A new phone or computer can be the highlight of the holidays, but with proprietary software lurking under the wrapping paper, your thoughtful gift may be more naughty than nice.</p>
-<p>This guide replaces these holiday humbugs with better devices from ethical companies—no creepy remote deletion of files or punitive and mean rules about copying and sharing. Just products and software that respect the freedom and privacy of your loved ones: gifts you can feel good about.</p>
+<p>This guide replaces these holiday humbugs with better devices from ethical companies—no <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary" style="color: gold">creepy remote deletion of files or punitive and mean rules about copying and sharing</a>. Just products and software that respect the freedom and privacy of your loved ones: gifts you can feel good about.</p>
<p>Plus, our crib notes below will help you explain why this version is better than the one they've heard of (and spread the word about software freedom, too).</p>
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Apple uses <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm_digital_restrictions_management">Digital Restrictions Management (DRM)</a> to block competing software.
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- <li>Also bad: iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 8</li>
+ <li>Also avoid: iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 8</li>
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<li>Mandatory Windows updates force users to test potentially unstable new versions. <a href="https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/windows">Read more about Windows's abuses.</a></li>
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- <li>Also bad: Dell Inspiron Touch-Screen, HP Omen, and MacBook Pro</li>
+ <li>Avoid: Dell Inspiron Touch-Scree and HP Omen.</li>
+ <li>Also avoid: MacBook Pro</li>
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Apple app stores use <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm_digital_restrictions_management">DRM</a> to restrict what you can do with your purchases.
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<li>Comes crawling with <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/proprietary-surveillance.html#SpywareInMacOS">spyware</a>.</li>
- <li>Also bad: MacBook Air, Asus Zenbook, Lenovo Ideapad</li>
+ <li>Avoid: MacBook Air</li>
+ <li>Also avoid: Asus Zenbook, Lenovo Ideapad</li>
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<li>Mandatory Windows updates force users to test potentially unstable new versions. <a href="https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/windows">Read more about Windows's abuses.</a></li>
- <li>Also bad: Lenovo Yoga, iPad, Windows Ink</li>
+ <li>Also avoid: Lenovo Yoga, iPad, Windows Ink</li>
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<p>Many consider music essential to the richness of the human experience. Thanks to the <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/guide/audio">many artists, producers, record labels, and shops</a> highlighted on <a href="https://defectivebydesign.org">Defective by Design</a>, the rights-respecting options are nearly endless. Check out music from great labels and artists, including:</p>
<li><a href="http://www.dischord.com/">Dischord Records</a>, a classic punk label providing music since 1980.</li>
<li><a href="https://folkways.si.edu/">Folkways</a>, courtesy of the Smithsonian Institute.</li>
- <li><a href="http://www.mergerecords.com/shop">Merge Records</a>, home to Grammy-winning and well-loved indie darlings.</li>
- <li><a href="http://www.nin.com/">Nine Inch Nails</a>, the industrial rock band fronted by Trent Reznor.</li>
- <li><a href="https://www.theymightbegiants.com/">They Might Be Giants</a>, delivering tunes to you since the 1980s.</li>
+ <li><a href="https://www.emusic.com/">Emusic</a> is the Web's second largest music store.</li>
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