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Comment on Windows 12 release date in 2026 possible, with AI features that may force CPU upgrades

partofthevoice@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Are they loosing money on the OS? I don’t believe for a second that the capitalist company chooses less capital. But, maybe they’ve determined there’s more capital in less market share? What’s your theory, exactly?

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stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Make it infeasible to run Windows on your personal machines by limiting how long you can use the hardware, but conveniently support it as a cloud vm service that is always guaranteed to work with a monthly subscription.

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- TexasDrunk@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Subscription fees plus the double dip into selling bulk licensing of your thin client to companies who make computers.
  
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pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

I don’t believe for a second that the capitalist company chooses less capital.

But what if it very slightly makes next quarter’s numbers go up? Any future cost might be worth that, after all.

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