Comment on Microsoft begins cracking down on people dodging Windows 11's system requirements

cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• MyFairJulia@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Microsoft still makes money off the OEM licenses AFAIK. The Linux community had a whole day about this back in the 90s.

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• ABCDE@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They aren’t big in selling hardware.

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  • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Doesn’t matter, they still get money for Windows licences from OEMs.

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    • ABCDE@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I know, just clarifying that their main business isn’t selling hardware.

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      • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Their main business isn’t Windows at all, but they’re still in the market

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  • Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Except for laptops.

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    • ABCDE@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Even then (and with their Surface tablets) they’re not big for MS.

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      • Toribor@corndog.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Somewhat ironically the Surface laptops are really great Linux machines.

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