You pay with your data and self-respect, dealing with a micro-abusive partner. This continues as the purchase cycle repeats, including the tendency to get locked into proprietary software contracts.

You don't, because you install Linux on it immediately.

That hasn’t been enough in almost twenty years. Most things are in the cloud now. Try running OpenSnitch for a demonstration.

There have been numerous examples of malware and spyware in proprietary firmware.

Best to clean house completely, starting with hardware you can trust. And everyone’s purchases compound due to investment.