• toddestan@lemm.ee
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    1 年前

    Any new computer sold that has a copy of Windows preinstalled means Microsoft is getting a cut.

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      1 年前

      Obviously, but we’re talking about a really, really small subset of users that probably would earn Microsoft less than a week of coffee in their corporate office.

    • Malfeasant@lemm.ee
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      1 年前

      Are they still doing that thing where OEMs pay licenses based on units sold regardless of OS? So even if you want Linux, they still have to pay for windows?