TPM is built into the CPU of all 8th gen and ryzen 2000 series CPUs. The module is only needed for older systems.

Don’t like it? Pay for your software :)

Most people happily will. So the year of the Linux desktop will always be n+1

I’m waiting for the day all these shitty delivery services come crashing down. But sadly I think there’s enough idiots out there to keep them in buisness.

That said these practices aren’t unique. Almost any place where you buy X + a service will charge a markup on the initial item + their service fee.