Two words: commercial van. Seriously, they’re great.

It’s not the worst tbh, Revo Uninstall or BloatyNosy make it easy enough to remove it without having to do some manual Powershell bs

I think the best middle ground is refurbished. There’s a few good companies out there that do it, but I can only really attest to Crandall furniture’s quality. I bought a Steelcase Aria from them a year and a half ago and it’s made all the difference in my home office.