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GhostlyPixel@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Yeah I didn’t believe that amount, looked it up, and it looks like digital W11 Home keys are $139 USD directly from Microsoft.

I’m surprised manufacturers aren’t getting some sort of license discount.

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slumberlust@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
They are, but likely not passing the savings on.

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Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
When Microsoft battled Android to make their own phones, they demanded a $35 license fee for “Microsoft Patents” on Android!.
AFAIK that was about the same as a Windows OEM license! Just about every Android phone maker folded and agreed to pay!

So IDK Microsoft can be very aggressive in their license pricing. There are also different versions of Windows, and a multi language is AFAIK more expensive.

Still for me it would be absolutely insane to pay that much, as I would just format it anyway, and install Linux.

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IronKrill@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
If I were to guess, I’d say they may get a discount but Lenovo could be reducing their margin to incentivize people away from Windows so they can stop paying out Windows licenses in the future.

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- GhostlyPixel@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  That makes the most sense
  
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