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Consumer desk-setup content doubling as a shopping guide is a reminder that hardware purchasing is increasingly shaped by affiliate-driven discovery rather than IT standards. For teams, this is a shadow-IT vector—tighten device policies if you care about what’s actually getting plugged into your network.
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